[The Four Feathers by A. E. W. Mason]@TWC D-Link bookThe Four Feathers CHAPTER II 18/19
Captain Trench rose from his seat on the last stroke; Willoughby and Durrance followed his example. "I shall see you to-morrow," said Durrance to Feversham. "As usual," replied Harry; and his three guests descended from his rooms and walked across the Park together.
At the corner of Pall Mall, however, they parted company, Durrance mounting St.James's Street, while Trench and Willoughby crossed the road into St.James's Square. There Trench slipped his arm through Willoughby's, to Willoughby's surprise, for Trench was an undemonstrative man. "You know Castleton's address ?" he asked. "Albemarle Street," Willoughby answered, and added the number. "He leaves Euston at twelve o'clock.
It is now ten minutes past eleven. Are you curious, Willoughby? I confess to curiosity.
I am an inquisitive methodical person, and when a man gets a telegram bidding him tell Trench something and he tells Trench nothing, I am curious as a philosopher to know what that something is! Castleton is the only other officer of our regiment in London.
It is likely, therefore, that the telegram came from Castleton.
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