“Ibelieveourfriendsareinthegarden，“saidArnold。“SirPatrickmaybeamongthem。I’llgoandsee。“
TheinstanthisbackwasturnedGeoffreysnatchedupasheetofnote-paper。“BeforeIforgetit!“hesaidtohimself。Hewrotetheword“Memorandum“atthetopofthepage，andaddedtheselinesbeneathit：
“Heaskedforherbythenameofhiswifeatthedoor。Hesaid，atdinner，beforethelandladyandthewaiter，’Itaketheseroomsformywife。’Hemade_her_sayhewasherhusbandatthesametime。Afterthathestoppedallnight。WhatdothelawyerscallthisinScotland？——Query：amarriage？“
Afterfoldingupthepaperhehesitatedforamoment。“No!“hethought，“Itwon’tdototrusttowhatMissLundiesaidaboutit。
Ican’tbecertaintillIhaveconsultedSirPatrickhimself。“