Mr. Force, Wynnette and Leonidas listened to this with surprise and incredulity. This was, indeed, a new view of Angus Anglesea’s character.
“Can the mausoleum in the park be seen?” inquired Abel Force.
“Varry loikely, maister. T’ whole place can be seen, for t’ matter of that. T’ squoire let open t’ whole manor, hall and a’, to a’ that loike to look at it. A free-hairted and free-handed gentleman be our squoire.”
Here was another revelation.
“Will you be our guide to the new mausoleum?” inquired Abel Force.
“Ay, maister. I’ll walk over and speak to the keeper, Proby, and meet you at t’ musselman. Jonah will drive you over, maister. He knows t’ way as well as I do myself.”
CHAPTER XXXVII
THE TOMB’S EVIDENCE
They crossed the churchyard again and entered the carriage. Jonah mounted the box.
“Noo drive the gentlefolks to t’ east o’ t’ park, and roond by the musselman. I’ll cut across through t’ brush and speak to t’ keeper, and meet you there. It will be all roight, maister.”
With this the sexton struck off through the bushes that stood between the church and the manor house.