He uncrossed his legs, tapped on the arm of his easy-chair, and said at length: "I have no liking for violence, and I shall try to keep my temper.
Please to tell me the date of the last entry in that journal." Mr.Charnock opened the book again, and replied at once: "June 5th of this year--1879." "I see.

Allow me a moment." He unlocked a drawer in a writing-table, and referred to some paper.

"On the 1st of June--we were together the whole day--I paid your nephew five hundred and fifty pounds in bank-notes.

Please refer to the diary." "You _were_ together on that day, but there is no note of such a transaction.

'With E.G.Much talk about pictures, books, and music--delightful!' That's all." "Have you added up the sums mentioned previously ?" "Yes.