"Excellent. You received my letter?"
"I did, with much pleasure. So Francis did not arrive in England until the 6th of June?"
"No! Therefore it was Francis whom I met at the Fen Inn, who was killed by his brother, and it is Felix who now passes himself off to Olivia Bellin as Francis."
"Does she not guess the imposture?"
"No! So far as I can see she firmly believes Felix to be Francis. You were also right about the hiding of the corpse."
"You don't say so!" cried Merrick, highly delighted; "did Felix ride out to the Fen Inn and hide the body as I surmised?"
"He did! I have the evidence of the livery-stable keeper to prove that he hired a horse on the 11th and did not return till midnight."
"During which time he disposed of his brother's body."
"Precisely! I tracked his horse's hoof marks to the pool wherein I am convinced the body lies hidden."
"Egad! You are a wonderful man, Denham! Did you have the pool dragged for the body?"