David stared at the Bank Manager.
“Are you saying that my grandfather, old though he was, came here himself and carried every penny away.”
“That is exactly what happened, my Lord, and, of course, we did not talk about him in the town or anywhere else in case he should be set on by highwaymen or robbers when he was driving back home.
“It always astonished me that, as his Lordship had very few servants to guard him, the robbers did not break into Ingle Hall and steal what he had secreted there.”
David stared at him,
“Are you saying that my grandfather collected his money in cash that must have come to a considerable sum and then carted it all back to Ingle Hall?”
“That is exactly what occurred, my Lord, but what happened to it afterwards I have no idea.”
For a moment David was speechl
