donthorne's

Updated: May 13, 2025

"Three or four years, sir; I am not quite certain which." "Did you ever hear the name of the gentleman to whom Varneck Hall belonged at that time?" "Yes, sir. His name was Major Donthorne." "Did Mr. Catherick, or did any one else you knew, ever hear that Sir Percival was a friend of Major Donthorne's, or ever see Sir Percival in the neighbourhood of Varneck Hall?"

Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White

"Catherick never did, sir, that I can remember nor any one else either, that I know of." I noted down Major Donthorne's name and address, on the chance that he might still be alive, and that it might be useful at some future time to apply to him.

Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White