" The same result followed when we
tried to find out where he had been, and what people had taken care of
him, during his last vagrant escape from home. It was a new revelation
to him that he had been anywhere. With evident interest, he applied to
us to tell him where he had wandered to, and what people he had seen!
So our last attempts at enlightenment ended. We came to the final
question of how to place the papers, with the least possible loss of
time, in Mr. Winterfield's hands.
His absence in Paris having been mentioned, I stated plainly my own
position toward him at the present time.
"Mr. Winterfield has made an appointment with me to call at his hotel,
on his return to London," I said. "I shall probably be the first
friend who sees him. If you will trust me with your sealed packet, in
consideration of these circumstances, I will give you a formal receipt
for it in Doctor Wybrow's presence--and I will add any written
pledge that you may require on my part, acting as Mr. Winterfield's
representative and friend. Perhaps you would like a reference as well?"
He made a courteous reply.
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