“None whatever.”
“Were the rooms you offered him instead as good?”
“One was better.”
“Has he ever stayed in the hotel before?”
“No.”
“Sure?”
“Quite. I came here when the hotel opened.”
“Isn't there a balcony running all along your front rooms on the first floor, and also along the rooms of the Marvel Hotel next door?”
“Yes. Both hotels belong to the same management.”
The Chief Inspector seemed plunged in thought for a moment. “By the way, before I forget it, from which direction did the manager come when he spoke to you after Eames' 'phone had been taken? I want to get the whole scene clear in my mind.”