"You must be aware that the name of the first man who visited me--he being, as you have declared, the father of the murdered girl--is Melladew."
"I am aware of it, not from actual knowledge, but from what I have read in the newspapers."
"But of the name of the gentleman who, you say, offers the reward of a thousand pounds, you are ignorant."
"Quite ignorant. Now, having replied to your questions frankly, confess that you have forced yourself upon me with a distinct motive, in which I, a stranger to you, am interested."
"My object is to discover the murderer and bring him to justice."
"A very estimable design."
"And also to discover what has become of the murdered girl's sister."
"Exactly. How do you propose to accomplish your object?"
"Through you."
"Indeed! Through me?"