"Of course I did."
"Was there anything peculiar in his appearance that you noticed particularly?"
"I noticed he had a red beard and mustache."
"Did he wear spectacles?"
"He had a pair of gold eyeglasses that he was continually putting on and off."
"You have earned the money. Here it is."
He took the half crown, bawled to the driver to stop, jumped out of the cab, and was off.
At five minutes past ten my cab drew up at Ronald Elsdale's house. Bob had been expeditious, and was there before me; he had even found time to tell Ronald everything. He informed me of this as he himself admitted me into the house.
"How did he take it?" I inquired.
"Very quietly," Bob answered. "He did not interrupt me once, nor did he ask a single question. When I finished he said, 'I must write letters to my pupils, telling them that there must be an unavoidable interruption in their lessons for a short time----'"