"Is it any one from the village, Mr.
Ducaine ?" "It is a stranger, Lady Angela," I answered.

"We think that his body must have been washed in from the sea." She measured the distance from high-water mark with a glance, and shook her head.
"Too far away," she declared.
"There was a wild sea last night," I answered, "and such a tide as I have never seen here before." "What are you doing with it ?" she asked, pointing with her whip.
"John Hefford is bringing a wagon," I answered.

"I suppose he had better take it to the police station." She wheeled her horse round.
"I am glad that it is no worse," she said.

"There are reports going about of a terrible shipwreck.

I trust that you are feeling better, Mr.
Ducaine ?" "I am quite recovered--thanks to your kindness and Colonel Ray's," I answered.
She nodded.
"You will hear from my father during the day," she said.