"You firmly believe that de Mountford knows who killed that Paul Baker—or whoever he was?"
"I do."
"And that he means to go through his trial, and to plead guilty to a charge of murder, so that the real criminal should escape."
"Yes!"
"And that he is prepared to hang—to hang, mind you!" reiterated Sir Thomas with almost cruel bluntness, "if he is condemned in order to allow the real criminal to escape?"
"Yes."
"And you yourself have no notion as to who this person maybe?"
"No."
"Is there anybody, do you think, who is likely to know more about Luke de Mountford's past and present life than you do yourself?"
"Yes," she said, "Lord Radclyffe."