"Disgraceful," one of them said quite loudly, and another added: "I
believe he said something impudent to that gentleman. I saw him go
quite white, and look as if he were in two minds about ordering the
fellow right out of the grounds." And a third expressed the general
opinion that the culprit looked a real ruffian with all that hair
on his face. "Might be a gorilla," said the third tourist. "And
look what a clumsy sort of walk he has; perhaps he's been drinking."
But Dunn was quite indifferent to, and indeed unaware of this popular
condemnation as he made his way back to the hotel garage where he had
left their car. He seemed rather well pleased than otherwise as he
walked on.
"Quite a stroke of luck for once," he mused, and he smiled to
himself, and stroked the thick growth of his untidy beard. "It's
been worth while, for he didn't recognize me in the least, and had
quite a shock, but, all the same, I shan't be sorry to shave and
see my own face again."
He had the car out and ready when Ella and Allen came back. Allen
at once made an excuse to leave them, and went into the hotel bar
to get a drink of whisky, and when they were alone, Ella, who was
looking very troubled and thoughtful, said to Dunn
"We saw Lord Chobham in the garden with a gentleman some one told
us was a relative of his, a Mr. Walter Dunsmore.
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