"What burglary was that?"
"Why, that was the necklace the mistress was talking about. It was when young Mr. Henry--that's the present Sir Henry--was married. The year of the War, it was, in the spring--April 1914--I remember it very well. I was a youngster at the time, and their wedding-bells was the first long peal I ever rang. We gave them 5,040 Grandsire Triples, Holt's Ten-part Peal--you'll find the record of it in the church yonder, and there was a big supper at the Red House afterwards, and a lot of fine visitors came down for the wedding. The young lady was an orphan, you see, and some sort of connection with the family, and Mr. Henry being the heir they was married down here. Well, there was a lady come to stay in the house, and she had a wonderful fine emerald necklace--worth tho
