He felt no need of her full confidence.
The Castle seemed to be settling down to its old round, the quieter for the loss of Lord Loudwater.

His heir in Mesopotamia had been informed of his death by cable.

But no cable in reply had come from him.

Mr.Manley remained at the Castle as secretary to Olivia, who was making preparations leisurely to leave it and settle down in a flat in London.
Colonel Grey was recovering from his wound with a passable quickness.
James Hutchings had come to look very much his old self.

Thanks to the shock he had had and thanks to Elizabeth, he wore a more subdued air, and was much more amiable with his fellow-servants.
The _Daily Wire_, the _Daily Planet_, and the rest of the newspapers had let the Loudwater mystery slip quietly out of their columns.