His servant came to him, to whom he
gave hasty directions.
"You're to buy the paint yourself, Lawson; see that it is properly
mixed, and the right shade. Move the plants from the balcony early in
the morning--the man will arrive in good time, and listen, Lawson, I
don't want him to be too closely watched."
"What do you mean by that, sir?" said Lawson.
"Only that you need not stay in the room all the time--come in and
out, of course--but don't imagine the man to be a thief until he is
proved such."
"Well, sir, your commands must be obeyed, of course, but you have many
articles of virtue and elegance about."
"Never mind that, Lawson--do as I tell you."
When his servant left the room Noel took a five-pound note out of his
pocket, and enclosing it in an open envelope laid it carelessly on the
chimney-piece. There was no writing on the envelope, and the note
might well have been slipped into it by mistake. Noel also slipped a
ring of some value from his finger, and dropped it into a little tray,
which contained odds and ends of different descriptions.
"Now I've laid my trap," he said to himself. "My poor little Daisy, I
hope I may ensnare your ogre to his destruction.
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