Julia could form no opinion of Robert, the bespectacled middle child, for he passed the entire journey with his nose stuck in a book, returning only monosyllabic answers to any questions put to him

Take it!” he snarled, hurling the diamond necklace across the table at his opponent. “And may you rot in hell with it!””I should not dream of intruding upon you there,” replied Mr Brundy, bowing deeply...