"Yes, sir; the same room he had before his uncle died."
"It's in the book-room," repeated Mr Apjohn.
"Then he must have put it there."
"But he didn't. From his manner, and from a word or two that he spoke, I feel sure that the paper has been placed where it is by other hands."
"The old man never went into the book-room. I heard every detail of his latter life from Mrs Griffith when the search was going on. He hadn't been there for more than a month. If he wanted anything out of the book-room, after the young lady went away, he sent Mrs Griffith for it."
"What did he send for?" asked Mr Apjohn.
"He used to read a little sometimes," said the clerk.
"Sermons?" suggested Mr Apjohn. "For many years past he has read sermons to himself whenever he has failed in going to church. I have seen the volumes there on the table in the parlour when I have been with him. Did they search the books?"
"Had every volume off the shelves, sir."
"And opened every one of them?"