It was a strange affair, sir," added the young woman, "wasn't it ?" "Very," I replied.
"The gentleman might have been in there now had I not gone into the library and found a lot of illustrated papers, which I always put in the cupboard to keep the place tidy, thrown out on to the floor.

I went to put them back but discovered the door locked.

The key I afterwards found in the grate, where Mr.Leithcourt had evidently thrown it, and on opening the door imagine the shock I had when I found the visitor lying doubled up.

I, of course, thought he was dead." "And when he returned here on his recovery, did he question you ?" "Oh, yes.

He asked about the Leithcourts, and especially about Miss Muriel.