Hutchings is not at all a good person to have a row with," she said quickly.

"I should say that he was a far more dangerous brute than Loudwater and much more intelligent.

Still, I don't know what he could do.

What was the row about ?" "Some woman sent Loudwater an anonymous letter accusing Hutchings of having received commissions from the wine merchants." "That would be Elizabeth Twitcher's mother.

Elizabeth and Hutchings were engaged, and about ten days ago he jilted her," said Mrs.Truslove.