You'd better tell the Coroner at once, Mitchington, and he'll issue a formal order to Dr.
Coates to make a post-mortem.

And," he added significantly, "I shall be surprised if it isn't as I say--poison!" "If that's so," observed Mitchington, with a grim shake of his head, "if that really is so, then I know what I shall think! This!" he went on, pointing to the dead man, "this is--a sort of sequel to the other affair.

There's been something in what the poor chap said--he did know something against somebody, and that somebody's got to hear of it--and silenced him.

But, Lord, doctor, how can it have been done ?" "I can see how it can have been done, easy enough," said Bryce.

"This man has evidently been at work here, by himself, all the morning.