No other course was possible.
"But not only would the bones and the ring have to be found together.
They would have to be found in a place which was accessible to Mr.
Jellicoe, and so far under his control that he could determine the exact time when the discovery should be made.
"I waited patiently for the answer to my question.

Was I right or was I wrong?
"And in due course, the answer came.
"The bones and the ring were discovered in the well in the grounds of Godfrey Bellingham's late house.

That house was the property of John Bellingham.

Mr.Jellicoe was John Bellingham's agent.

Hence it was practically certain that the date on which the well was emptied was settled by Mr.Jellicoe.
"The Oracle had spoken.
"The discovery proved conclusively that the bones were not those of John Bellingham (for if they had been the ring would have been unnecessary for identification).