Copplestone!" he went on, drawing his companion away, "I'm off to Norcaster--I shall see the police there and get detectives.

There's something seriously wrong here--and by heaven, we've got to get to the bottom of it! Now, look here--will you stay here for the night, so as to be on the spot?
I'll come back first thing in the morning and bring your luggage--I can't come sooner, for there are heaps of business matters to deal with.

You will--good! Now I can just catch a train.

Copplestone!--keep your eyes and ears open.

It's my firm belief--I don't know why--that there's been foul play.