He thanked her, but declined.
"I am seeking information, Mrs. Maclure. I was on my way to Creagh to see Diarmid, but perhaps you will do. Do you remember the name of an old servant of the Mackinnons who married in London and settled somewhere in the neighbourhood of the Edgeware Road?"
A curious flicker crossed Elspeth's eager face.
"You mean Agnes Fraser that was under housemaid at Achree when I was upper of three, do ye, Maister Drummond?"
"I suppose I do if the description answers," he said with a laugh. "But I don't know her name."
"She lives at 18 Cromer Street, Edgeware Road, sir," answered Elspeth. "If ye'll just come intil the hoose I'll write it doon."
"Here you are," said Neil, drawing out a notebook and a pencil. "18 Cromer Street, Edgeware Road. Thank you very much. That saves me that stiff pull to Creagh, and the roads are heavy to-day. I was glad to leave my machine at the station and take a handy train to Callander. Maclure and all the young folks well, I hope?"
"Yes, sir, thank you," said Elspeth, but the odd, eager expression did not leave her face as she followed the Laird of Garrion to the gate. "I had a letter from Mrs. Fraser not so long ago, Maister Drummond."
"You had--eh? And what was her news?"
"She said she had had Miss Mackinnon stoppin' at her hoose. That was aboot a month ago."