(Private memorandum, addressed to myself.

Wait for the answer.) _22d, 23d, 24th._--( Private memorandum continued.

Wait for the answer.) _25th._--The answer has come.

As an ex-military man, I have naturally employed stratagem to get at it.

The success which rewards all genuine perseverance has rewarded me--and I have got at it accordingly.
The letter is written, not by Mr.Noel Vanstone, but by Mrs.Lecount.
She takes the highest moral ground, in a tone of spiteful politeness.
Mr.Noel Vanstone's delicate health and recent bereavement prevent him from writing himself.