"It is the housekeeper going out for liquor. She does so every night."
"She must have a passion for liquor to go out on such a night. An obliging housekeeper, no doubt, dear friend."
"She does as she is directed."
"You have a commanding way with you which goes down with the weak. Are there other lodgers in this house?"
"I am the only one."
"As I have heard."
"You have been making inquiries of me?"
"I have. So, we two are alone. Not a soul on the premises but ourselves. One of us might murder the other, and have time to escape before discovery was made."
"It would not pay either of us to proceed to such an extremity."
"It would not. You are not an affectionate brother, Leonard. You have never inquired after Gerald."