He was loth to believe that a V.C.would murder in cold blood even as detestable a bully as the Lord Loudwater appeared to have been.
But he had seen stranger things.

Moreover, it depended on the type of V.C.Colonel Grey was.

V.C.s varied.
Mr.Flexen lost no time.

It was nearly six o'clock.

It was likely that the Colonel would be back at his inn after his fishing.