"And Mr. Dudgeon?"
"Oh, he's still at Taloona. They say he's pretty well right again, except that he limps with a stick."
"I suppose his gold was taken?"
"Every atom of it, sir. We found the spot where it had been dug up under the ashes of the house. But that doesn't seem to trouble him very much. All he wants is to have the men who stuck up the place caught and hanged."
"How did Mrs. Eustace come in?"
"Mr. Gale drove her in, sir. He's been to and fro most every day."
"But he didn't meet the man on the white horse?"
"Yes, sir. It was Mr. Gale who brought me word of it. He said he thought it must be Eustace, and asked if he would be justified in shooting him if he met him face to face. Mr. Harding asked the same thing."
"Of course, you told them no."
"Well, sir, to tell you the truth, I said it might be the best thing for Mrs. Eustace, seeing what the conviction of her husband meant for her, but that it might mean a charge of murder if it were done."