I saw that!' she cried excitedly.
"'Just so,' said Voltaire.

'Then Kaffar went out, and Mr.Blake went after him.' "'After him! Where ?' "'Mr.Temple and I did not like the look on his face, and we followed him.

I traced his footsteps along the high-road for a long while, and then we lost sight of them.

We knew not where to go, when Mr.Temple thought he heard voices away in the distance.

We went in the direction of the sound, and came to Drearwater Pond.' "'Drearwater Pond?
That terrible place to which we rode the other day ?' "'The same, gentle lady.' "'And then ?' "'When we came there we found Mr.Blake in a reclining position, with a bloody knife in his hand.