"It could not."
"Was there any other entrance to the royal apartments?"
"None."
The dagger was produced, and Elfwyn was examined.
"Do you recognise the weapon?"
"I do; it was Alfgar's."
"How do you recognise it?"
"It was richly carved about the handle. The letter E is stamped upon it, with a crown."
"Whence did the prisoner obtain it?"
"The king gave it him." (Sensation.)