"That's how I feel; and I can tell you there's a bit of movement, too, sometimes. I never wish to see bigger water than beat these cliffs during the south-easter last March. We shook to our keel, I can tell you." He went to a tall cupboard in a corner, unlocked it and brought out a square, wooden desk of old-fashioned pattern. This he opened and produced a letter which he handed to the detective. Brendon sat down in a chair under the open window and read this communication slowly. The writing was large and sprawling; it sloped slightly-upward from left to right across the sheet and left a triangle of white paper at the right-hand bottom corner: "DEAR BEN: It's all over. I've done in Michael Pendean and put him where only Judgment Day will find him. Something drove me to do it; but all the same I'm sorry now it's done--not for him but myself. I shall clear to-night, with luck, for France. If I can send an address later I will. Look after Jenny--she's well rid of the blighter. When things have blown over I may come back. Tell Albert and tell Flo. Yours, "R. R." Brendon examined the letter and the envelope that contained it. "Have you another communication--something from the past I can compare with this?" he asked. Bendigo nodded. "I reckoned you'd want that," he answered and produced a second letter from his desk. It related to Robert Redmayne's engagement to be married and the writing was identical. "And what do you think he's done, Mr. Redmayne?" Brendon asked, pocketing the two communications. "I think he's done what he hoped to do. At this time of year you'll see a dozen Spanish and Brittany onion boats lying down by the Barbican at Plymouth, every day of the week. And if poor Bob got there, no doubt plenty of chaps would hide him when he offered 'em money enough to make it worth while. Once aboard one of those sloops, he'd be about as safe as he would be anywhere. They'd land him at St. Malo, or somewhere down there, and he'd give you the slip." "And, until it was found out that he was mad, we might hear no more about him."