What I should call an amateur advertisement.

Mrs.Bilton came up to consult me as to whether she should write in answer to it.

Of course I strongly advised her to do nothing of the kind.

As a matter of fact"-- Dr.Panton chuckled--"I have reason to believe she _did_ write, but I need hardly say that, as far as she was concerned, nothing came of it!" "I wish you could remember exactly how the advertisement was worded ?" said Varick.

It was clear that he felt very much disturbed.
"I'm sorry I didn't keep a copy of it; all I can tell you is that it asked for information concerning the past life and career of Lionel Varick, _sometime of Redsands and Chichester._" "Chichester ?" repeated Varick mechanically.
The name of the Sussex cathedral town held for him many painful, sordid memories.