The whistle of a train blew as I stopped in the thicket near the club-house door.

If it was the express train, you can tell--" "Never mind the _if_" said Mr.Moffat.

"It is enough that you heard the whistle.

Go on with what you did." "I tied up my horse; then I went into the house.

I had used Mr.
Ranelagh's key to open the door and for some reason I took it out of the lock when I got in, and put the whole bunch back into my satchel.