You've been having high old times in that back-of-beyond town of yours, haven't you?
Battles, murders, sudden deaths!--who'd ha' thought a slow old hill-country town like Highmarket could have produced so much excitement! What's happened to that chap they collared ?--I haven't had time to look at the papers this last day or two--been too busy." "Committed for trial," answered Stoner.

"He'll come up at Norcaster Assizes next month." "Do they think he did it ?" asked Myler.

"Is it a sure thing ?" Before Stoner could reply Mr.Pursey entered the arena.

His face displayed the pleased expression of the man who has special information.
"It's an odd thing, now, David," he said in a high, piping voice, "a very odd thing, that this should happen when I come up into these parts--almost as foreign to me as the Fiji Islands might be.

Yes, sir," he went on, turning to Stoner, "it's very odd! I knew that man Kitely." Stoner could have jumped from his seat, but he restrained himself, and contrived to show no more than a polite interest.
"Oh, indeed, sir ?" he said.