She must have turned over a dozen letters and notes in Mr Harpole’s hand.
Finally she found what she wanted.
She pulled a letter out of the case and going a little nearer to the lamp burning on the writing desk, she read,
“Sir,
With reference to your recent offer of five hundred thousand pounds for the ships we discussed at our meeting on the 29th April, I have now put forward your offer to the Committee of the Doxford Shipyard.
They have suggested you should visit them at your earliest convenience to discuss the matter more fully.
Yours truly, James Augment.”
Quickly, as she was afraid she might be disturbed, she scribbled down what she had read onto a small piece of writing paper.
Then she shut and locked the case with the key and put it back down beside the writing table.
Havin
