"Hasty-tempered, yes," he said. "But not violent-tempered."
"Was he fairly athletic? Active and quick?"
"Active and quick, yes. Not particularly strong."
"Yes .... One question more. Was Mark in the habit of carrying
any considerable sum of money about with him?"
"Yes. He always had one 100 pound note on him, and perhaps ten
or twenty pounds as well."
"Thank you, Mr. Cayley."
Cayley went back heavily to his seat. "Damn it," said Antony to
himself, "why do I like the fellow?"
"Antony Gillingham!"
Again the eager interest of the room could be felt. Who was this
stranger who had got mixed up in the business so mysteriously?
Antony smiled at Bill and stepped up to give his evidence.
He explained how he came to be staying at 'the George' at
Waldheim, how he had heard that the Red House was in the
neighbourhood, how he had walked over to see his friend Beverley,
and had arrived just after the tragedy. Thinking it over
afterwards he was fairly certain that he had heard the shot, but
it had not made any impression on him at the time.
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