CHAPTER 31

“SEVEN KEYS,” said Dick, as, in the early light of the morning, they walked towards the tombs. “Cody had one; Silva, the gardener, had one; Mrs Cody had another; Havelock, being the chief conspirator, had two. By the way, have they got Stalletti out of the lake? He has the sixth, and if I am not mistaken you will find the seventh hanging round the neck of Cawler’s brother.” They had to wait an hour in the wood until the rescue party had done their work. The sun was rising as they put two dripping wet keys into Dick…