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Goldmark were evidently very well known, looked a polite enquiry at the stranger as he took the chair which Melky drew forward for him. "As Mr. Purdie is presumably discussing this affair with you," he observed, "I take it that you intend him to hear anything I have to tell?" "That's so, Mr. Penniket," answered Melky. "Mr.
Ayscough me and my cousin Zillah," replied Melky. "Never heard of 'em! Never knew they were there! Never knew the old man had furnished house to let in Maida Vale! He was close, the old man was, about some things. That was one of 'em. However, Mr. Penniket, he knew of this but only recently. He says they're all right medical students at one of the hospitals yes, University College.
And then to wind up there is a small villa in Maida Vale, which he let furnished you never heard of that?" "Never!" exclaimed Zillah, while Melky shook his head. "There's a special note about that at the end of this schedule," said Mr. Penniket. "In his own hand like all the rest. This is what he says.
"Levendale comes from those parts!" he muttered. "Came here some two or three years ago by all I can gather." "Just so," said Mr. Penniket. "Therefore, possibly this South African business, in which my late client was undoubtedly engaged, is connected with Mr. Levendale. That can be found out.
Penniket rose and gathered his papers together. "I suppose," he remarked, "that neither of you ever heard of this diamond, nor of Mr. Multenius having charge of it? No just so. An atmosphere of secrecy all over the transaction. Well all I can say, Ayscough, is this you find Levendale. He's the man who knows." When the solicitor had gone, Ayscough turned to Zillah.
Multenius's name and address written by himself. Now, then, Miss Wildrose he took that packet away from the bank at about twelve-thirty on Monday noon. Have you seen anything of it?" "Nothing!" answered Zillah with certainty. "There's no such packet here, Mr. Penniket. I've been through everything safes, drawers, chests, since my grandfather died, and I've not found anything that I didn't know of.
That's positively certain. And what is also certain is that in some of those dealings he was, in some way or another, intimately associated with the man whose name has already come up a good deal since Monday Mr. Spencer Levendale!" "S'elp me!" muttered Melky. "I heard Levendale, with my own two ears, say that he didn't know the poor old fellow!" "Very likely," said Mr. Penniket, drily.
Goldmark could reply, a knock came at the side-door, and Zillah, going to answer it, returned presently with a middle-aged, quiet- looking, gold-spectacled gentleman whom she introduced to Purdie as Mr. Penniket, solicitor to the late Daniel Multenius. Mr. Penniket, to whom the two cousins and Mrs.
"You were in here yourself, before me," said Zillah. "Quite so but I never noticed anything," remarked Ayscough. "Neither have I," replied Zillah. "And don't you think that whoever seized that diamond would have the sense to snatch up anything connected with it! I believe in what Mr. Penniket said just now you find Levendale.
Had you anything to do with his banking account?" "No!" replied Zillah, promptly. "That's the one thing I never had anything to do with. I never saw his pass-book, nor his deposit-book, nor even his cheque-book. He kept all that to himself." "Just so," said Mr. Penniket. "Then, of course, you don't know that he dealt with considerable sums evidently quite outside this business.
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