“Where did he come from?”

“He had excellent references, my lady. He had lived last with Lord Mount Vernon.”

“I see,” said Bundle thoughtfully.

She was remembering that Lord Mount Vernon was at present on a shooting trip in East Africa.

“What’s his last name, Tredwell?”

“Bower, my lady.”

Tredwell paused for a minute or two and then, seeing that Bundle had finished, he quietly left the room. Bundle remained lost in thought.

John had opened the door to her on her arrival that day, and she had taken particular notice of him without seeming to do so.