To him Harry Luttrell seemed wilfully to be rushing towards catastrophe.
"Yes ...

yes," said Sir Chichester slowly.

He unfolded his newspaper again and read; and of all those who listened no one was more amazed than Hillyard himself.

Mario Escobar had no hand in this abominable work.

For this is what Sir Chichester read: "'A mysterious and tragic event has occurred at Rackham Park, where Sir Chichester Splay, the well-known Baronet----'" He broke off to observe, "Really, it's put quite civilly, Millie.