13/20 "You didn't have any reason to believe that the situation was even as serious as it has proved to be ?" "I did the perfectly obvious thing when I warned you," said the Doctor easily. "Those letters made a distinct threat." Miss Cornelia could not deny the truth in his words. And yet she felt decidedly unsatisfied with the way things were progressing. "Yes." "Have you a pocket-flash, Doctor ?" she asked him suddenly. "A flashlight is more important to a country Doctor than--castor oil," he added, with a little smile. |