It was not in the letter-box; it was not upon the person of the dead man.

We cannot tell whether or not he ever received it.

I believe that I am right so far ?" "Absolutely," Wrayson admitted.
"Our friend Wrayson, then," the Colonel continued, beaming upon his neighbour, "instead of going to bed like a sensible man, takes up a book and falls asleep in his easy-chair.

He wakes up about three or four o'clock, and his attention is then attracted by the jingling of a hansom bell below.

He looks out of window and sees a cab, both the driver and the occupant of which appear to be asleep.