“That’s the place, sir.”
“Duxley in Midlandshire?”
“The very same, sir.”
“But what was Mr. Dering doing so far away from home?”
“Law, sir I’d forgotten that you were a stranger to the news. Master’s a rich man now, sir. His uncle died last autumn, and left him a great estate close by Duxley. He’s been living there ever since.”
“You astonish me, Mrs. Bevis. But what is the name of the estate?”
“Park Newton. But may I ask whether you know Duxley, sir?”
“I know Duxley very well indeed. I was born and brought up there.”
“To think of that, now!”
“Then the name of Mr. Dering’s uncle must have been Mr. Arthur St. George?”