? ? ? ? And now, having brought you up to date in the escaped convict, the Stapletons, Dr. Mortimer, and Frankland, of Lafter Hall, let me end on that which is most important and tell you more about the Barrymores, and especially about the surprising development of last night.
? ? ? ? First of all about the test telegram, which you sent from London in order to make sure that Barrymore was really here. I have already explained that the testimony of the postmaster shows that the test was worthless and that we have no proof one way or the other. I told Sir Henry how the matter stood, and he at once, in his downright fashion, had Barrymore up and asked him whether he had received the telegram himself. Barrymore said that he had.
? ? ? ? "Did the boy deliver it into your own hands?" asked Sir Henry.
? ? ? ? Barrymore looked surprised, and considered for a little time.
? ? ? ? "No," said he, "I was in the box-room at the time, and my wife brought it up to me."
? ? ? ? "Did you answer it yourself?"
? ? ? ? "No; I told my wife what to answer and she went down to write it.
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