At the moment of missing it he remembered that he had taken the book out from his pocket in Mr.Crawley's room, and, at that moment, he had not doubted but that he had left it in Mr.Crawley's house.

He had written and sent to Mr.Crawley to inquire, but had been assured that nothing had been found.

There had been no other property of value in the pocket-book,--nothing but a few visiting cards and a memorandum, and he had therefore stopped the cheque at the London bank, and thought no more about it.
Mr.Crawley was then asked to explain in what way he came possessed of the cheque.

The question was first put by Lord Lufton; but it soon fell into Mr.Walker's hands, who certainly asked it with all the kindness with which such an inquiry could be made.

Could Mr.Crawley at all remember by what means that bit of paper had come into his possession, or how long he had had it?
He answered the last question first.