What unworthy thought would come to him next?
Of course she knew nothing of this.
He looked at the date of each letter carefully.

Aunt Aggie's according to her wont had only the day of the week on it, just Tuesday, or it might be Thursday--but Colonel Bellairs's and Lady Blore's were fully dated, and about a fortnight apart.

Colonel Bellairs had written last.
Lord Lossiemouth divined that each of the three believed him or herself to be the only one to tackle the subject.
How ghastly! What a cruelly good short story it would make for a magazine! Then he read Lady Blore's letter.

Apparently it was not pleasant reading.

It seemed to prick somewhat sharply.