'No.'
'Then open it.'
'It's the governor's private drawer,' said Simon. 'I've never—'
'Stuff!' Lily exclaimed, and she opened the drawer and drew out the topmost letter.
It was on blue paper.
'Yes, that's it,' said Simon. 'The envelope was blue, I remember.'
'He must be in the Safe Deposit,' said Lily, perusing the letter with flying glance.
And Simon, at length sufficiently emboldened, seized the letter and read:
'SIR,
'Mr. Polycarp has just been here, and accidentally left behind him keys of his vault, including safe of late Mr. Francis Tudor, etc. In these peculiar circumstances I shall be glad to know what I am to do.
'Yours respectfully,
'H. BROWN,
'Head Guardian,
'Hugo's Safe Deposit.'
'What on earth can Brown be thinking about?' muttered Simon. 'Hadn't he got enough gumption to send a messenger after Mr. Polycarp, without troubling the governor? He'll catch it.'