But a dry-fly cast and a ten-foot rod are a frail
wherewithalfor killing a fish against time.
He must have beenheaded off up-stream, and had
doubled back. Junius found the Raden family on the lawn, and with them Archie
Roylance. Clearly not Leithen, for he wore a white sweater,which was a garment
unknown to the Crask wardrobe. He threatens to visit us, and my father intends to
put the matter intothe hands of the police.
The gloaming was gathering fast,and so far as he
could see the haugh was still empty. Then cautiouslyhe raised his head above the
bank.
That otter has come backand gotten the fush. He cut
the cord,disentangled the letter, and revealed an oblong of green rushesbound with
string.
He was in horrible old clothes, but he hadan Eton
shield on his watch-chain.
You will not find out anything at all, at all, said
Angus morosely. I wonder if I could get him up for a few daysto
Haripol.
The two threaded mysterious passages and came out
into amoonlit stable-yard.
He looked the kind of chap who might turn nasty,
Sir Archie observed.
Theres the mark of the huke, ye
gommeril.
Its the principle of the thing, Miss
Raden.
Leithen heard it too, the cryof excited
men.
Theres no doubt Scotland is changing, and youll
havethe tide to help you. Unfortunately, that spot was on the other side of the
stream.
Ere they reached the drawing-room Junius took
Agatha aside. Leithen heard it too, the cryof excited men. You can tell all the lees
you like in the mornin.
Perhaps this Macnab is one of the unrooted.
Everything dependedon having Jimsie out of sight of the Lang Whang for half an
hour.
His hands were sun-burned and grubby, and he had
removed his signet-ring. Jimsie saw the fish and put it down to an otter, and by and
bycaught the man up the road. You cant imagine one of your big barristers doing
anything else.
I tell ye I was daein nae harm, the tramp
whined.
For suddenly into his field of vision had darted a
man.