Why? Because if she stayed and talked, she might make some
innocent mention of it. And Cayley did not want any mention of
it.
Why, again? Obviously because the passage, or even the mere
knowledge of its existence, might provide a clue.
"I wonder if Mark's hiding there," thought Antony; and he went to
sleep.
CHAPTER X
Mr. Gillingham Talks Nonsense
Antony came down in a very good humour to breakfast next morning,
and found that his host was before him. Cayley looked up from
his letters and nodded.
"Any word of Mr. Ablett--of Mark?" said Antony, as he poured out
his coffee.
"No. The inspector wants to drag the lake this afternoon."
"Oh! Is there a lake?"
There was just the flicker of a smile on Cayley's face, but it
disappeared as quickly as it came.
"Well, it's really a pond," he said, "but it was called 'the
lake.'"
"By Mark," thought Antony. Aloud he said, "What do they expect
to find?"
"They think that Mark--" He broke off and shrugged his
shoulders.
"May have drowned himself, knowing that he couldn't get away?
And knowing that he had compromised himself by trying to get away
at all?"
"Yes; I suppose so," said Cayley slowly.
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