overcoat made within a fortnight before he died. He had it on at the
time of his seizure. But why do you ask?"

"Was the new coat cut by a fashionable tailor, and had it a fur collar
and cuffs?"

"It was cut at Stovel's, I think. It had a fur collar and cuffs."

"When did he begin to wear a wig?"

"About the same time that he began to wear his new overcoat. I wrote
you a letter at the time, making merry over his youthful appearance and
hinting--of course only in jest--that he was looking out for a young
wife. But you surely did not receive my letter. You must have been on
your way home before it was written."

"I left Melbourne on the 11th of October. The wig, I suppose, was
buried with him?"

"Yes."

"And where is the overcoat?"

"In the wardrobe upstairs, in uncle's room."

"Come and show it to me."

I led the way upstairs, my cousin following. In the hall on the first
floor we encountered my old friend Mrs. Daly, the housekeeper. She
threw up her hands in surprise at seeing me. Our greeting was very