Loyalties by John Galsworthy
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silence.
WINSOR. You see, De Levis? He didn't even know you'd got the money. DE LEVIS. Very conclusive. WINSOR. Well! You are--! There is a knock on the door, and the INSPECTOR enters. INSPECTOR. I'm just going, gentlemen. The grounds, I'm sorry to say, have yielded nothing. It's a bit of a puzzle. CANYNGE. You've searched thoroughly? INSPECTOR. We have, General. I can pick up nothing near the terrace. WINSOR. [After a look at DE LEVIS, whose face expresses too much] H'm! You'll take it up from the other end, then, Inspector? INSPECTOR. Well, we'll see what we can do with the bookmakers about the numbers, sir. Before I go, gentlemen--you've had time to think it over-- there's no one you suspect in the house, I suppose? DE LEVIS's face is alive and uncertain. CANYNGE is staring at him very fixedly. WINSOR. [Emphatically] No. DE LEVIS turns and goes out on to the balcony. |
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