“I don’t like anyone who comes and dies in my house on purpose to annoy me,” said Lord Caterham obstinately.

“But I certainly can’t imagine anyone murdering him,” continued Bundle. “The idea’s absurd.”

“Of course it is,” said Lord Caterham. “Or would be to anyone but an ass like Inspector Raglan.”

“I daresay looking for fingerprints made him feel important,” said Bundle soothingly. “Anyway, they brought it in ‘Death by misadventure,’ didn’t they?”

Lord Caterham acquiesced.

“They had to show some consideration for the sister’s feelings.”

“Was there a sister? I didn’t know.”

“Half-sister, I believe. She was much younger. Old Wade ran away with her mother⁠—he was always doing that sort of thing. No woman appealed to him unless she belonged to another man.”