Chapter 12

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​⁠Anthony Tells His Story

“Mr. Anthony Cade,” announced Tredwell.

“Enter suspicious stranger from village inn,” said Anthony.

He made his way toward Lord Caterham with a kind of instinct rare in strangers. At the same time he summed up the other three men in his own mind thus: “1, Scotland Yard. 2, Local dignitary—probably chief constable. 3, Harassed gentleman on the verge of apoplexy—possibly connect