“Yes, sir, two.”
“Were they alike?”
“Exactly, I should say.”
“Any mark on either one?”
“Not that I observed, sir. But I only saw the face of one of them and that was absolutely blank.”
“No red marks on either.”
“Not that I saw, sir.”
“Very good. Proceed, Mr. Clarke. What did Mr. Bartholomew say, after you had laid the other papers aside?”
“He bade me look for Mr. Edgar; said he was in a hurry and wanted to see him at once.”
“Was that all?”