And this Mr.Marston Greyle wrote back, thanking Bassett warmly and accepting his kind offer.

Accordingly, I brought the play with me to England.

Montagu Gaines, however, had just set off on a two years' tour to Australia--consequently, the play and the author's two letters have remained in my possession ever since.

And--here they are!" Mr.Dennie laid his hand dramatically on his packet, looked significantly at his audience, and went on.
"Now, when I heard all that I did hear at that inquest yesterday," he said, "I naturally remembered that I had in my possession two letters which were undoubtedly written to Bassett Oliver by a young man named Marston Greyle, whom Oliver--just as undoubtedly!--had personally met in St.Louis.And so when the inquest was over, Mr.Copplestone, I recalled myself to Mrs.Greyle here, whom I had known many years ago, and I walked back to this house with her and her charming daughter, and--don't be angry, Mrs.Greyle--while the mother's back was turned--on hospitable thoughts intent--I got the daughter to lend me--secretly--a letter written by the present Squire of Scarhaven.

Armed with that, I went home to my lodgings in Norcaster, found the letter written by the American Marston Greyle, and compared it with them.