“That Sir Charles has never recovered from the shock of his wife’s death. I did not know of it myself until it was announced recently, and I gathered from him that the manner of her demise was partly unaccounted for. Altogether, it is a sad business that such a couple should be taken in such a manner.”
Mr. White was industriously taking notes the while, and the doctor regarded him with a questioning look.
“This gentleman is in the police,” explained Bruce.
“Indeed!”
“Yes. We came here by mere accident. Mr. White and I were engaged in an important inquiry—the cause of Lady Dyke’s disappearance, in fact—and we hurried here at a late hour to consult with Sir Charles. Hence our presence and this discovery.”
“How strange!”
“There is no reason now,” broke in the detective, “why the body should not be moved?”
Claude shuddered at the phrase. It suggested the inevitable.
“Not in the least. I am quite satisfied as to the cause of death.”