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He speaks English very well , indeed , and appears to be possessed of considerable education . Certainly , to look at him , and to speak with him , you would not think he was a villain likely to murder a defenceless old man . But if he did not kill my poor father , I know not who did . '' `` I 'll call on him to-morrow at noon , '' said Lucian , `` and later on I shall come here to tell you what has passed between us . '' This remark brought the business between them to a close , but Lucian would fain have lingered to engage Diana in lighter conversation . Miss Vrain , however , was too much disturbed by the news he had brought her to indulge in frivolous talk . Her mind , busied with recollections of her deceased father , and anxiously seeking some means whereby to avenge his death , was ill attuned to encourage at the moment the aspirations which she knew Lucian entertained .