"But it never struck me they'd separate.

I thought, of course, they'd drive straight to some hotel, and--" "And the long and the short of it is, Greyle's slipped you," said Gilling.

"Well--there's no more to be done tonight.

The only thing of value is that Greyle called at the Fragonard.

What's a country squire--only recently come to England, too!--to do with the Fragonard?
That is worth something.