2. MARCH THE TENTHOn Saturday evening Graye hurried off to Casterbridge, and
called at the house of the reporter to the Chronicle. The reporter
was at home, and came out to Graye in the passage. Owen explained
who and what he was, and asked the man if he would oblige him by
turning to his notes of the inquest at Carriford in the December of
the year preceding the last—just adding that a family entanglement,
of which the reporter probably knew something, made him anxious to
ascertain some additional details of the event, if any existed.
'Certainly,' said the other, without hesitation; 'though I am
afraid I haven't much beyond what we printed at the time. Let me
see—my old note-books are in my drawer at the office of the paper:
if you will come with me I can refer to them there.'
