"No, Jerry. Mr Lacey--if my cousin is a scoundrel--must find it out
for himself."
"But that seems hard," said Jerry.
"It will be hard for Mark Frayne if there's anything wrong. Mr Lacey
is not such a--"
"Fool as he looks? that was what you was going to say. Well, I'm glad
o' that."
And Jerry soon after took his leave, telling Dick not to be downhearted,
for things would come right.
"Yes," muttered Jerry, "and the guv'nor jolly soon will find out about
Mr Mark. If I was him, I'd lock up my money--and my young lady, too."