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David Henderson had no intention of leaving the neighbourhood without seeing his young friend, in spite of any plans he might have proposed for himself for his rounds, but he first went through all Jim's haunts at Castlehurst, and on visiting Mrs. Oswald, which he did in the afternoon of the day after the inquest, he enquired at Tingalpa if there was any one likely to have any grudge against James Oswald, who could have been about the Spaniard's Shaft on the market-day.
Although Jim Oswald had not appeared to miss Ellerton or to weary for his return, he had had too strong a sense of his own interests, in case Carmichael carried out the plans he was so confident about when they parted, to betray that they had been other than the best of friends during all the voyages and land travelling they had together. Until Ellerton returned safe and sound, and up to the last moment there was always a chance that Carmichael might earn his £500 out and out, there must be no suspicion that he had any interest in getting Ellerton out of the way.