"By the way, Mrs.Carruthers told me that you would like to stay here while you were making your inquiry; please do; and please make any use of the servants and the cars you like.

My husband's heir is still in Mesopotamia, and I expect that I shall have to run the Castle till he comes back." "Thank you.

To stay here will be very convenient and useful," said Mr.
Flexen gratefully, and left her.
He came down the stairs thoughtfully.

It seemed to him quite unlikely that she had had anything to do with the crime, or knew anything more about it than she had told him.

Nevertheless, there was this business of Colonel Grey and her murdered husband's threat to divorce her.