\"SupposeyougobacktoDexter，\"heproceeded。\"Andsupposethatthedoctor’sopinionexaggeratestheperilinhiscase。Whatareyoutodo？Thelasttimeyousawhim，youhadtheimmenseadvantageoftakinghimbysurprise。Thosesensitivenervesofhisgaveway，andhebetrayedthefearthatyouarousedinhim。
Canyoutakehimbysurpriseagain？Notyou！Heispreparedforyounow；andhewillbeonhisguard。Ifyouencounternothingworse，youwillhavehiscunningtodealwithnext。Areyouhismatchatthat？ButforLadyClarindahewouldhavehopelesslymisledyouonthesubjectofMrs。Beauly。\"
Therewasnoansweringthis，either。Iwasfoolishenoughtotrytoanswerit，forallthat。
\"Hetoldmethetruthsofarasheknewit，\"Irejoined。\"HereallysawwhathesaidhesawinthecorridoratGleninch。\"
\"Hetoldyouthetruth，\"returnedMr。Playmore，\"becausehewascunningenoughtoseethatthetruthwouldhelphiminirritatingyoursuspicions。Youdon’treallybelievethathesharedyoursuspicions？\"