8/23 There is a remote chance that you may learn something. Describe Mr.Hume without a beard, and hint at a reward if information is forthcoming. Money quickens the agricultural intellect." The detective, doubting much, obeyed. Hume, asking if there was any reason why he should not drive back to Sleagill for an hour before dinner, was sarcastically advised to go a good deal farther. Indeed, the sight of that tiny type-written slip had stirred Brett to volcanic activity. |