"I saw him!" insisted Sam doggedly.
"Are you sure?" asked Doctor Meredith. "Remember this is a serious matter, Heller."
"I am sure, Doctor."
"Perhaps Fairfield can throw more light on the subject," went on the puzzled head master. "Is there any way you can account for Heller's seeming identification? Could anyone else have worn your sweater?" and he looked at Tom.
Once more there was a silence. Tom seemed strangely affected. He took a long breath, and then stammered:
"I—I do not care to state, Doctor Meredith."
"You mean that someone else had your sweater?"
"I prefer not to answer."
"You realize what that means?"
"Yes, I suppose so. It means that I will be suspected of having done these things."