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Circumstantial evidence often points to an innocent person . If Mr. Dunbar had been in any way concerned in this matter , he would have made a point of seeing you , in order to set your suspicions at rest . His declining to see you is only the act of a selfish man , who has already suffered very great inconvenience from this business , and who dreads the scandal of some tragical scene . '' Henry Dunbar and Arthur Lovell slept at the same hotel upon the night of their journey from Winchester to London ; for the banker refused to disturb his daughter by presenting himself at the house in Portland Place after midnight . In this , at least , he showed himself a considerate father . Arthur Lovell had made every effort in his power to dissuade the banker from leaving Winchester upon that night , and thus breaking the promise that he had made to Margaret Wilmot . Henry Dunbar was resolute ; and the young lawyer had no alternative .