THE EVIDENCE OF THE FIRST BARBER
"Old, benevolent man."
The Second Brother
Friday, 19 June—Afternoon and evening
"Can you tell me," inquired Lord Peter, "what has become of old Mr. Endicott these days?"
The manager of the ham-shop, who liked to attend personally to distinguished customers, arrested his skewer in the very act of thrusting it into the interior of a ham.
"Oh, yes, my lord. He has a house at Ealing. He occasionally looks in here for a jar of our Gentleman's Special Pickle. A very remarkable old gentleman, Mr. Endicott."
"Yes, indeed. I hadn't seen him about lately. I was afraid perhaps something had happened to him."
"Oh, dear no, my lord. He keeps his health wonderfully. He has taken up golf at seventy-six and collects papier-mâché articles. Nothing like an interest i
