Chapter 15

“Blackmailer, George. B.L.A.C.K.M.A.I.L.E.R? Blackmailer. One who blackmails.” “My dear Virginia, you can’t be serious!” “Oh, but I am, George.” “But who did he come here to blackmail?” “Me, George.” “But, my dear Virginia, what have you been doing?” “Well, just for once, as it happens, I hadn’t been doing anything. The good gentleman mistook me for someone else.” “You rang up the police, I suppose?” “No, I didn’t. I suppose you think I ought to have done so.” “Well——” George considered weightily. “No, no, perhaps …