Peter Chatfield!--they both knew that they were entering on a new stage of their quest; that the fact that Chatfield had travelled to Falmouth to meet the new owner of Scarhaven meant much--possibly meant everything.
"Oh!" said Gilling, as steadily as possible.

"That gentleman came to meet the other, did he?
Just so.

Now what sort of man was he ?" "Big, fleshy man--elderly--very solemn in manner and appearance," answered the landlord.

"I remember him well.

Came in about five o 'clock in the afternoon of the 4th just after the London train arrived--and booked a room.