CHAPTER XVI

STILL MORE Blenkinsop's sudden announcement, not altogether unexpected by Hetherwick as a result of the last few minutes' proceedings, seemed to strike Matherfield with all the force of a lightning-like illumination. His mouth opened; his eyes widened; he turned on Hetherwick as if, having been lost for a while in a baffling maze, he had suddenly seen a way pointed out to him. "Oh, that's it, is it?" he exclaimed. "A twin sister, eh? Then--but go on, Mr. Blenkinsop; I'm beginning to see things." "The matter is do…