Soon we saw a large house through the trees.
'That's
Stoke
Moran,'
said our driver, pointing at the house.
The quickest way to get there is through the fields.
See,
where
that lady
is.'
We saw a lady walking towards us. It was Helen Stoner. We
paid the driver and he set off back to Leatherhead. Miss Stoner
hurried forward to meet us.
'We
have plenty of
time,'
she said.
'Dr
Roylott won't return
from London until this
evening.'
'We've
already met your
stepfather,'
said Holmes. He told
Miss Stoner about Dr Roylott's visit. Miss Stoner's face went
white.