He stuffed the wrapper into the lining of his hat, preserving it as a proof of his good faith against the time when he should bring the letter to its destination, or come to confess that it had been taken from him.

That wrapper the courier brought to me, and I have it here.

The evidence it will give should be more than sufficient to warrant your restoring these unjustly accused gentlemen their liberty." "The courier took it to you ?" echoed Albemarle, stupefaction in his glance.

"But why to you ?" "Because," said Wilding, and with his left hand he placed the wrapper before Albemarle, whilst his right dropped again to his pocket, "the letter, as you may see, was addressed to me." The quiet manner in which he made the announcement conveyed almost as great a shock as the announcement itself.
Albemarle took up the wrapper; Luttrell and Phelips craned forward to join him in his scrutiny of it.

They compared the two, paper with paper, writing with writing.