Yet they seem William's men.

I find that the horse on which one of them returned is not the same as that upon which he rode away; nor does their narrative account for this.

But the main point is that you are safe.

By the way, I hope you have kept your son at your side; for I have now received the information about which I dropped you some hints.

It appears that he inherits from a great-uncle (one Silvanus Tellworthy) certain American estates, of which you and a Captain Runacles, of Harwich, are the legal administrators.