"Whether it is that I'm not used to such things--thank God! we've had little experience of violence in this place in my time!--or what it is, but I've got it into my head that this poor young fellow's death's connected in some way with Kitely's affair! I have indeed, sir!--it's been bothering me all the afternoon.

For all the doctors--there's been several of 'em in during the last two hours--are absolutely agreed that Stoner was felled, sir--felled by a savage blow, and they say he may ha' been dead before ever he fell over that quarry edge.

Mr.Brereton--I misdoubt it's another murder!" "Have you anything to go on ?" asked Brereton.

"Had anybody any motive?
Was there any love affair--jealousy, you know--anything of that sort ?" "No, I'm sure there wasn't," replied the superintendent.

"The whole town and county's ringing with the news, and I should ha' heard something by now.