Then he said:
"I say, Ronny, who arranged all those clocks like that in a row?"
"How should I know? One of the servants, I suppose."
"The funny thing is," said Jimmy, "that there are seven of them, not eight. One of them's missing. Did you notice that?"
Ronny made an inaudible sound.
"Seven instead of eight," said Jimmy, frowning. "I wonder why."
Chapter IV
A Letter
"Inconsiderate, that's what I call it," said Lord Caterham.
He spoke in a gentle, plaintive voice and seemed pleased with the adjective he had found.