CHAPTER XXII

DURING the rest of the week, up to the week-end, Oldroyd’s slow mind was working on a certain limited amount of data, and endeavouring to discover more. Morris had suddenly adopted a new and unusual habit. That in itself was suspicious. Certain of the details of the habit were also suspicious—the going always to the same place and the staying unusually late. If Morris’s new love for the river was genuine, why did he always choose Clevedon Reach when there were plenty of places more accessible? It was quite a while …