‘Anstruther?’ ‘At Hereford. Apparently he fell whilst endeavouring to change horses at one of the local inns. A doctor was called, and one of our men in the town thought that the stranger there might fit the description we had sent out earlier in the day.’ ‘Is he badly injured?’ ‘Broken arm by all accounts. I have instructed the men to bring him back to the station in Tewkesbury. He should be there by now, sir.’ ‘Good news, Tom. Well done.’ ‘How did you get on in Oxford?’ ‘Very well indeed. Professor Salt was able to decipher the inscription on Sir Roger’s tomb, but more of that later. I am anxious to question the major. Let us see whether we can loosen his tongue. It is to be hoped that this mystery is now drawing to its conclusion. Lead on, Tom.’ ‘What the blazes is all this about, Ravenscroft?’ said Anstruther, rising from the chair as the two policemen entered the room. ‘I would have thought that was obvious, Major,’ replied Ravenscroft, taking his seat behind the table and observing that his suspect had one of his arms in a sling and that his forehead was marked and bruised in several places.
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