Chapter 31Jeremy and Jane, returning to the Catherine-Wheel in a state of mind blissfully superior to murder, were encountered by Miss Silver as they opened the front door. She had, in fact, been listening for the sound of the car.
‘Just one moment, Captain Taverner,’ she said.
They stood where they were, the door still open, until Miss Silver stepped outside and shut it between them and the inn. It was then that Jane came down to earth sufficiently to realise that Miss Silver was attired for the road. She wore the black cloth coat, the elderly tippet, the black felt hat, and the woollen gloves.
Without any delay she came to the point.
‘Captain Taverner, I am going to ask you a favour. Will you be so kind as to drive me in to Ledlington?’
Jeremy said, ‘Of course.’
Miss Silver coughed
