He found Mutimer smoking, with coffee at his side, and was speedily making himself comfortable in the same way.

Then he drew a newspaper from his pocket.

'Have you seen the "Belwick Chronicle" of to-day ?' he inquired.
'Why the deuce should I read such a paper ?' exclaimed Richard, with good-humoured surprise.

He was in excellent spirits to-night, the excitement of the day having swept his mind clear of anxieties.
'There's something in it, though, that you ought to see.' He pointed out the paragraph relating to Eldon.
'Keene's writing, eh ?' said Mutimer thoughtfully.
'Yes, he gave me the paper.' Richard rekindled his cigar with deliberation, and stood for a few moments with one foot on the fender.
'Who is the woman ?' he then asked.
'I don't know her name.

Of course it's the same story continued.' 'And concluded.' 'Well, I don't know about that,' said the other, smiling and shaking his head.
'This may or may not be true, I suppose,' was Richard's next remark.
'Oh, I suppose the man hears all that kind of thing.