I wouldn't mind a
present to the party funds, either, if that helped matters."
Tallente shook his head.
"I am sorry for your disappointment," he said, "but nothing would induce
me to accept a seat in the Upper House. I have other plans."
"They could be changed."
"Impossible!"
"You might be forced to change them."
"By whom?"
The smile maddened her. She had meant to be subtle. She became
flamboyant. She leaned forward in her chair.
"What have you done with Tony Palliser?" she demanded.
Tallente remained absolutely unruffled. He had been expecting something
of this sort. The only wonder was that it had been delayed so long.
"A threat?" he asked pleasantly.
"Call it what you like. Men don't disappear like that. What did you do
with him?"
"What do you think he deserved?"
She bit her lip.
"I think you are the most detestable human being who ever breathed," she
faltered. "Supposing I go to the police?"
"Don't be melodramatic," he begged. "In the first place, what have you
to tell? In the second place, in this country, at any rate, a wife
cannot give evidence against her husband.
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