Then, from somewhere below, she heard a dull crash,
as though something heavy had fallen.
My husband knew your father very well,
miss.
Your daughters friend is a fairly rich young lady?
It was Cody speaking; he remembered the voice now.
The Sussex sleuths will be there before we reach
the house - - he began, but the other scoffed. I forget the whole story now, but it
struck me at the time that the man was sincere. You are thinking about the door with
the seven locks? She had not seen Sybil, nor had she made any arrangements to meet
her. I can bring a couple of men with me - Inspector Elbert and Sergeant
Staynes.
Suddenly she darted to the door and tried to pull
it open. The point is, miss, you have got lots of enemies. No, the man who
telephoned me was not acting.
Mother and I are going to a theatre tonight, she
said.
The next time hell be popped off, as sure as my
names Elizabeth.
And dont poke your nose into my business. She knew
it was covered with oilcloth, and it was on this that the feet were
moving.
There was only a tiny window, and that was a
skylight in the sloping roof.
He may have made a mistake - were all liable to
make mistakes.
Mrs Lansdowns story was all he might have
expected.
Dick Martin was not prepared with an answer. A lot
of rubbish and nonsense, that put ideas in peoples heads - thats what books
are!
She didnt know anything about it, he said.