\"Now，\"saidSinclair，\"we’llhaveCrawley。\"
InafewmomentsCrawleycamein，smilingandself—confident，withplentyofnerve，anabundanceofwit，andamostingenuousmanner。
Hemetthechairman’squestionswithreadyassuranceandcorroboratedthestorytoldbyCarroll。HewouldfranklyacknowledgethathehadheardabouttheLostRiver。Indeed，hehadbeenmoreorlessinterestedinitforsomeyearsand，thoughhedidnottakemuchstockinthedoctor’sword，stillhedeclaredthathisowninterestsandtheinterestsofMissMowbray，andindeedofallconcerned，demandedthatthethingwasworthlookinginto。Theyvisitedthelocalityindicatedbythedoctor;theyspentaweekinexploration，butcouldfindnotraceofsuchavaluablemineasthedoctorhaddescribed;andtheyhadcomeawaynotverymuchdisappointed;theyhadhardlyexpectedanyotherresult。TheyhadseenMr。Macgregor’scamp，buttheyhadnotapproachedit;theypassedbyatsomedistance，leavingeverythingundisturbed。
\"YoucampedthatnightneartheOldProspector’sgrave？\"askedSinclair。
\"Yes。\"