In the meantime, he would make inquiries of James Hutchings.
He drove to the gamekeeper's cottage to find James Hutchings sitting on a chair outside it and reading the _Planet_.

He perceived that he looked puzzled.

Also, he perceived that he still wore a strained, hunted air, more strained and hunted by far than at their last talk.
He walked briskly up to him and said: "Good afternoon.

I see that you're reading the story of Lord Loudwater's murder in the _Planet_.

It occurred to me that you might very likely be able to tell me who the lady who visited Lord Loudwater on the night of his murder was.