Superintendent Fowler, will this day week at ten o'clock suit you ?" "Yes, sir," said the superintendent.
"Then the inquest stands adjourned until that day and hour.

Gentlemen of the jury, you must be here punctually." "Can't we ask any questions ?" cried Elkin, in an injured tone.
"No.

You cannot," snapped the coroner emphatically.
After a few formalities, which included the reading and signing of the depositions, the courthouse emptied.

The whole thing was over in half an hour.

Grant, determined to have a word with the representative of Scotland Yard, went openly to Furneaux, and asked him to come to The Hollies and join him in a cup of tea.
"No," was the curt answer.