You gentlemen coming with us ?" Bent and Brereton had already got into their coats: when the maid came with the lantern, all four men went out.

And as soon as they were in the garden Cotherstone turned on Garthwaite.
"How do you know he's murdered ?" he asked.

"How could you tell ?" "I'll tell you all about it, now we're outside," answered Garthwaite.
"I'd been over to Spennigarth, to see Hollings.

I came back over the Shawl, and made a short cut through the wood.

And I struck my foot against something--something soft, you know--I don't like thinking of that! And so I struck a match, and looked, and saw this old fellow--don't like thinking of that, either.