thoughtmaybeMr。Farmerwas——“
Neveryoumindwhohewas。Hewasadarnedblackguardandhisnameain’tmentionedinthishouse。That’sallIcantellyouandyoumustn’taskanymorequestions。Why，ifyourUncleZoeth——yes，oryourUncleShadeither——wastohearyouaskin’abouthim——they’d——I
don’tknowwhatthey’ddo。I’mgoin’totearthisthingup。“
Hewouldhavetornthephotographacross，butthegirlseizedhishands。
“Oh，no，youmustn’t，“shecried。“Pleasedon’t。Itisn’tmine。