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Adela had no scruple in deciding to follow the matter up, whether she were guilty of eavesdropping or not. She felt a real concern for Denne; indeed, she had not hitherto realised how deeply she was interested in him. He had been a very good friend to her; with the exception of Samuel Burton, perhaps the best she had ever had. Moreover, he admired her, which naturally counted with her as a woman. It was gradually dawning upon her as not improbable that this alleged conspiracy on Denne's part was connected with his intention to prevent her marriage with Callader.
But if Denne had really done anything to compromise himself legally, he must be saved from the consequences of his rashness. Adela might be impecunious, and her position be desperate, but that was no reason why she should not help her friends. She might learn something to-night which might prove of inestimable value to Denne later.