So perhaps we ought to thank the old baron for not telling anyone.

"It means the old baron wanted to make certain we had a devilish time trying to find his treasure."

Sometimes she had left the old baron in bed to walk alone through the small ways.

Exactly, in fact, as the old baron had spoken of them.

Now it was the old baron's turn to grow red-faced.

I promised to return to the old baron with news.

This was not the news the old baron had hoped for.

And that does not solve anyone's problems, except maybe the old baron's.

Ach, that was a clever idea of the old baron.

The old baron must have sealed it up before he died.