As requested, Doctor North will examine the metal disc.
Since Miss Davenport has already demonstrated her familiarity with the French language, she is able to confirm that the letter acknowledges the paternity of the young woman's unborn child. However, there are other sections, apparently unknown to her, which suggest, in an indirect way, that it would better for her to forget her lover and care for the infant without aid from the father's family.
Having delighted the innkeeper with her performance, Ines and her companions are given their rooms as promised and retire for the evening.
Upon arising the next morning, the inn is in something of an uproar. It seems that the body of the elderly man staying at the Six Poor Travellers House was found near the standing stones just after dawn by a local farmer. There being no signs of violence, he is thought to have succumbed to consumption, although there remains the possibility of death by misadventure. A constable, who seems bored by his duty, has been sent to question the new arrivals at the inn.
"Seems some here were seen at Kit's Coty House yesterday. Know anything about it?"