One old fisherman of whom she asked questions, told her many queer stories about the Red Hall and its occupants.
"As restless young men as them two as is there now," he admitted, "Mr.
Cecil and his friend, I never did see.

Fust one of them one day goes to London, back he comes on the next day, and away goes the other.

Why they don't go both together the Lord only knows, but that is so for a fact, miss, and you can take it from me.

Every week of God's year, one of them goes to London, and directly he comes back the other goes." "And Mr.Andrew de la Borne ?" she asked.

"Has he gone back there yet ?" "He have not," the man answered, "but I doubt he'll be back again one day 'fore long.