I made a rapid mental calculation, and said, "Two thousand sovereigns in gold weigh forty pounds. A heavy weight for a man to carry away with him." Carton did not reply, but I saw that, for the first time, his suspicions were aroused. "You told me," I continued, "that Mrs. Dowsett and her daughter Letitia went away from their house on Saturday morning early."
"So my guardian informed me."
"Was any other lady stopping with them?"
"I did not understand so from my guardian."
"Did they have any particular lady friend whom, for some reason or other, they wished to take with them to the seaside?"
"Not to my knowledge."
"You can think of no one?"
"Indeed, I cannot."
"It is your belief that only two ladies left the house?'
"Yes, it is my belief."