“I will discuss it freely with you afterwards. I promise you that.”
“Well, I can tell you nothing about the house. Evidently the writer of that letter knows that I learnt what I know by accident; but what I know I cannot reveal.”
“I am sorry you take that line. Whom did you meet there?”
“I cannot answer.”
“Did you meet a Dr. Barosa there?”
“I cannot answer.”
“Did you rescue a lady from any of the men belonging to the place?”
“I cannot answer. I will not answer any questions.”
“Was that lady the Contesse Inez Inglesia?”
I held my tongue.