had not come home in time to frustrate us. Mme. Storey was loud in her protestations of thankfulness. She opened her purse to reward the gardener and his men.
\"Where was it found?\" asked Whittall.
The gardener spoke up. \"At the bottom of the old well, sir.\"
It must have given Whittall a hideous shock. I scarcely had the heart to look at him. He uttered no sound; his eyes were divested of all sense. His florid face went greyish,
had not come home in time to frustrate us. Mme. Storey was loud in her protestations of thankfulness. She opened her purse to reward the gardener and his men.
\"Where was it found?\" asked Whittall.
The gardener spoke up. \"At the bottom of the old well, sir.\"
It must have given Whittall a hideous shock. I scarcely had the heart to look at him. He uttered no sound; his eyes were divested of all sense. His florid face went greyish,
