"Yes, they were there, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, up to the time that they were not there."
"Have you any idea, Mr. Ives, where those books are now?"
"No sir; only in a general way?"
"How do you mean in a general way?"
"Well, I mean that I know only in what might be called a general way."
"Well, Mr. Ives, will you state then, in a general way, where those books are now?"
"Yes, sir; they are elsewhere."
"What makes you say they are elsewhere, Mr. Ives?"
"Because they are not there."