“They might be.”
“And what about the other two?”
“There’s one of them that’s writing letters above in the drawing-room. She sent Bridgy for twopenny-worth of paper and envelopes, and I gave her the loan of a bottle of ink and a writing pen. I heard her say she’d be down along with the other two at the barrack at four o’clock to see the sergeant.”
“That’s most likely to be Miss Farquharson.”
“I wouldn’t say,” said Jimmy, “whether the sergeant would be back at four.”
“He will not, nor yet at five.”
“I was thinking as much.”
“Where’s Miss Blow?”
“The doctor’s young lady,” said Jimmy, “is down at the barrack along with Moriarty.”
“I’m glad to hear that.”