be put through it.

"Now, about this letter, Mr. Beverley?" he was asked when his
chief evidence was over. "Did you see it at all?"

"I didn't see the actual writing. I saw the back of it. Mark was
holding it up when he told us about his brother."

"You don't know what was in it, then?"

Bill had a sudden shock. He had read the letter only that
morning. He knew quite well what was in it. But it wouldn't do
to admit this. And then, just as he was about to perjure
himself, he remembered: Antony had heard Cayley telling the
Inspector.

"I knew afterwards. I was told. But Mark didn't read it out at
breakfast."

"You gathered, however, that it was an unwelcome letter?"

"Oh, yes!"

"Would you say that Mark was frightened by it?"

"Not frightened. Sort of bitter--and resigned. Sort of 'Oh,
Lord, here we are again!'"

There was a titter here and there. The Coroner smiled, and tried
to pretend that he hadn't.