Mrs.
O'Hara had declared that if it were so written the handwriting was much altered.

But then in twelve years the writing of a man who drank hard will change.

It was twelve years since she had last received a letter from him.
"And what do you believe ?" "I think he lives, and that he wrote it, Mr.Neville.

I'll tell you God's truth about it as I believe it, because as I said before, I think you are entitled to know the truth." "And what was done ?" "I sent off to London,--to a friend I have." "And what did your friend say ?" "He says there is a man calling himself Captain O'Hara." "And is that all ?" "She got a second letter.

She got it the very last day you was down here.