13/34 It was sent by the man who wrote the play." "Who is he ?" "I can't say. One of that lot who play at being poets in Octagon House. But what do you make of all this, Jennings ?" "I think with you that Mrs.Octagon and her cub of a son are trying to stop the marriage by bringing you into the matter of the crime. Were you down there on that night ?" "Yes," said Cuthbert with hesitation, and to Jennings' surprise, "I did not intend to say anything about it, as my uncle asked me to hold my tongue. |