I am surprised that you knew the number of these three because few people take the trouble to find out a thing like that but you were quite right there is another thing that surprise me about the whole matter and it's this no one that I know here in Kenya remember your name at all and some of my friends have live in this part of the country all their lives Perhaps you will be kind enough to write to me about this it seems certain that you lived in or near this house during one part of your life. I know that a writer sometimes uses a different name in his books and so perhaps Norton is not your name Well Norton said putting the letter back in its envelope that's the end of the letter and the end of my story It seems rather a strange thing to me have you change your name Bentley asked oh no said Norton