39/42 "You have got the Blackmore case to attend to. You will then have all the facts and can work out the case for yourself. Also I shall ask you to help Polton in some little operations which are designed to throw light into dark places and which you will find both entertaining and instructive." "Supposing Mrs.Hornby should propose to call and take tea with us in the gardens ?" I suggested. "No, Jervis, it would never do. You must make that quite clear to her. |