Lord Loudwater is dead," he said, in his deepest, most sympathetic voice.
"Dead ?" she said, in a shocked tone which sounded to him rather forced.
"Murdered," he said.
"Murdered ?" cried Olivia, and Mr.Manley had the feeling that there was less surprise than relief in her tone.
"I have sent for Dr.Thornhill and the police from Low Wycombe," he said.
"They ought to have been here before this.

And I am going to telegraph to Lord Loudwater's solicitors.

You would like to have their help as soon as possible, I suppose.

There seems nothing else to be done at the moment." "Then you don't know who did it ?" said Olivia.
Her tone did not display a very lively interest in the matter or any great dismay, and Mr.Manley felt somewhat disappointed.

He had expected much more emotion from her than she was displaying, even though the death of her ill-tempered husband must be a considerable relief.