\"Canyou,then,explainhowitcomesthatthatwrapperhasbeensuppressed？Canyoutellushow—thematterbeingasyoustateit—inveryself—defenceagainstthedangersofkeepingsuchaletter,yourbrotherdidnotalsokeepthatwrapper？\"
Hereyesfellawayfromhisface,theyturnedtoAlbemarle,whosatscowlingagain,andfromhimtheyflickeredunsteadilytoPhelipsandLuttrell,andlastly,toRichard,who,verywhiteandwithsetteeth,stoodlisteningtotheworkingofhisruin。
\"I……Idonotknow,\"shefalteredatlast。
\"Ah！\"saidTrenchard,drawingadeepbreath。HeturnedtotheBench。
\"NeedIsuggestwhatwastheneed—theurgentneed—forsuppressingthatwrapper？\"quothhe。\"NeedIsaywhatnamewasinscribeduponit？