THE DOCUMENT DISCOVERED On the following morning, Laverick surprised his office cleaner and one errand-boy by appearing at about a quarter to nine.

He found a woman busy brushing out his room and a man Cleaning the windows.
They stared at him in amazement.

His arrival at such an hour was absolutely unprecedented.
"You can leave the office just as it is, if you please," he told them.

"I have a few things to attend to at once." He was accordingly left alone.

He had reckoned upon this as being the one period during the day when he could rely upon not being disturbed.