On the occasion now spoken of, he had had some reason for visiting Hogglestock, and had paid the money personally to Mr.Crawley.Of so much there was no doubt.

But he had paid it by a cheque drawn by himself on his own bankers at Barchester, and that cheque had been cashed in the ordinary way on the next morning.

On returning to his own house in Barchester he had missed his pocket-book, and had written to Mr.
Crawley to make inquiry.

There had been no money in it, beyond the cheque drawn by Lord Lufton for twenty pounds.

Mr.Crawley had answered this letter by another, saying that no pocket-book had been found in his house.