Ten minutes later Elkin came down the hill, and headed for the same rendezvous.

Five minutes more, and Hobbs, the butcher, joined the others.

Tomlin was seething with curiosity, but there were some casual customers in the "snug," so he could not abandon his post.
Soon, however, Ingerman led Elkin and Hobbs to the inn.

Evidently, the "financier" had been making some small purchases.

He was in high spirits.
Ordering appetizers before the mid-day meal, he announced that he was returning to London that afternoon, but would be in Steynholme again for the adjourned inquest.
"No matter how my business suffers, I mean to see this affair through," he vowed.