You know how he hates the clericals. In fact, I fear he
will not move a finger unless the culprit also happens to be a good
believer. In that case, he might lock him up. He is so fond of
imprisoning Catholics!"
"A bad state of the law," commented the bishop.
"It is," replied Don Francesco, "And perhaps you do not know," he
added, turning to the company, "that there has been another robbery as
well, doubtless by the same hand. Yes! I only heard of it an hour ago.
Poor Miss Wilberforce is the victim. She is terribly upset. A number of
valuables have disappeared from her house; they must have been
ransacked, she thinks, at the time of Mr. Keith's party. I understand
she was rather overcome on that occasion. The thief seems to have been
aware of her condition, and to have profited by it."
"Poor Miss Wilberforce!" said everybody. They were all sorry for poor
Miss Wilberforce.
It was a rather full dinner-party on the whole. Mr. Heard left at
half-past eleven.
Passing the Club on his way home, he remembered his intention of
looking in there and perhaps doing good to a few of those fellows.
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