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"I will leave instructions," Mr Mangan prohty thousand pounds"

Doh the office, an object of much interest to the little staff of clerks The lawyer joined him on the pavement in a few minutes

"Where shall we lunch?" Dominey asked "I' at the Carlton"

"The Carlton grill rooested

"They are keeping me a table until half-past one," Dominey replied "We will lunch there, by all azing all the time out of theinto the crowded streets, the lawyer a little thoughtful

"While I think of it, Sir Everard," the latter said, as they drew near their destination "I should be glad of a short conversation with you before you go down to Do in particular?"

"With regard to Lady Doravely

A shadow rested on his coed?"

"Physically, she is in excellent health, I believe Mentally I believe that there is no change She has unfortunately the same rather violent prejudice which I aland"

"In plain words," Dominey said bitterly, "she has sworn to take my life if ever I sleep under the same roof"

"She will need, I am afraid, to be strictly watched," the lawyer answered evasively "Still, I think you ought to be told that tiical antipathy"

"She regards er Unthank?" Dominey asked, in a measured tone

"I am afraid she does"

"And I suppose that every one else has the saan admitted, "has never been cleared up It is well known, you see, that you fought in the park and that you staggered hoer Unthank has never been seen from that day to this"

"If I had killed him," Dominey pointed out, "as his body not found?"

The lawyer shook his head

"There are all sorts of theories, of course," he said, "but for one superstition you may as well be prepared There is scarcely a man or a wohost of Roger Unthank still haunts the Black Wood near where you fought"