“No, that’s the last I saw. He didn’t come back; for I was on duty here till the place was bolted up for the night.”
“Did Mr. Walter Brooklyn often come to the house?”
“Well, he’d been a number of times lately to see Mr. Prinsep.”
“Had he been to see Sir Vernon?”
“No. You see, Sir Vernon’s been away in the country for some time.”
“But when he was in London, did Mr. Walter Brooklyn come to see him?”
“He used to. Then I believe there was a bit of a quarrel. Last time he was in London Sir Vernon told me he would not see Mr. Walter, and I was to tell him to see Mr. Prinsep if he came. I sent up on Tuesday because I didn’t know if the instructions still held.”
“Then there had been a quarrel?”
“Hardly what you would call a quarrel. What we understood was that Mr. Walter wanted money, and Sir Vernon wouldn’t give it him.”
“Did any one else see Mr. Walter Brooklyn on Tuesday?”