"
"Fine county for motoring," Griffiths continued, stroking his
horse's head.
"The roads I have been on seem very good," was the somewhat bored
admission.
"You haven't a car of your own here, have you?"
"Not at present."
Captain Griffiths glanced between his horse's ears for a few moments.
Then he turned once more towards his companion.
"Mr. Lessingham," he said, "you are aware that I am Commandant here?"
"I believe," Lessingham replied, "that Lady Cranston told me so."
"It is my duty, therefore," Griffiths went on, "to take a little
more than ordinary interest in casual visitors, especially at this
time of the year. The fact that you are well-known to Lady Cranston
is, of course, an entirely satisfactory explanation of your presence
here. At the same time, there is certain information concerning
strangers of which we keep a record, and in your case there is a line
or two which we have not been able to fill up."
"If I can be of any service," Lessingham murmured.
"Precisely," the other interrupted. "I knew you would feel like
that. Now your arrival here--we have the date, I think--October
6th. As you have just remarked, you didn't come by train. How did
you come?"
Lessingham's surprise was apparently quite genuine.
"Is that a question which you ask me to answer--officially?" he
enquired.
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