And of course he'll take everything into his own hands." "And he'll do--what ?" she asked.
"Oh, I don't know," replied Copplestone.

"Set the police to work, I should think.

They'll want to find out where Bassett Oliver went, where he got to, when he turned up to the Keep, saying he'd go and call on the Squire, as he'd met some man of that name in America.

By-the-bye, you said you'd been in America.

Did you meet anybody of the Squire's name there ?" They were passing along the quay by that time, and in the light of one of its feeble gas-lamps he turned and looked narrowly at his companion.