Cayley's qualities, as they appeared to Bill, may
have been chiefly negative; but even if this merit lay in the
fact that he never exposed whatever weaknesses he may have had,
this is an excellent quality in a fellow-guest (or, if you like,
fellow-host) in a house where one is continually visiting.
Mark's weaknesses, on the other hand, were very plain to the eye,
and Bill had seen a good deal of them.
Yet, though he had hesitated to define his position that morning
in regard to Mark, he did not hesitate to place himself on the
side of the Law against Cayley. Mark, after all, had done him no
harm, but Cayley had committed an unforgivable offence. Cayley
had listened secretly to a private conversation between himself
and Tony. Let Cayley hang, if the Law demanded it.
Antony looked at his watch and stood up.
"Come along," he said. "It's time for that job I spoke about."
"The passage?" said Bill eagerly.
"No; the thing which I said that I had to do this afternoon."
"Oh, of course. What is it?"
Without saying anything, Antony led the way indoors to the
office.
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