" ...]the neighbourhood lived in the magnificent Elizabethan mansion, whose name was that of the supposed cottage from which you addressed your letter, I began to think the family kept a skeleton in one of the cupboards. In plain language--" "You thought one of the members of the family must be a lunatic." "Anyway, the champagne was first-class, the cigars were worth half-a-crown apiece," said Ingram, laughing. ...]."