But there's only one passbook, the one in use.

Lord Loudwater doesn't seem to have kept them after they were filled.

And Manley knows all about this one; he wrote out every cheque in it for Loudwater, and he is quite sure that there were no cheques of any size for a woman among them." "That's disappointing," said Mr.Flexen.

"What about the cheques to 'Self'?
Are there any large ones among them ?" "No.

They're all on the small side--distinctly on the small side--cheques for ten pounds--and very few of them." "It is queer that it should be so difficult to find any information about a woman who played such an important part in his life," said Mr.
Flexen gloomily.
"It's not so very uncommon," said the lawyer.
"Well, let's hope that the advertisement she'll get from my newspaper friends will bring her to light," said Mr.Flexen.
"It would be a pleasant surprise to me to find them serving some useful purpose," said Mr.Carrington grimly.
Mr.Flexen laughed and said: "You're prejudiced.