“Prisoner?”
“Safely in my house; no windows, only a skylight. No chance of discovery, and less of escape.”
“And Maria Stefanowna?”
“Did her part splendidly; he suspected nothing till he heard the door locked behind him.”
“Did he speak?”
“Only to call himself a fool, which remark was obvious.”
“He asked no questions?”
“None.”
“The deaf-mute valet was there to receive him?”
“Yes, and waited on him, while he took some of the supper we had prepared for him.”