"To whom did you first mention them?"
"To the deputy warden."
"This man here?" Marriott waved his hand at Ball with a contempt he was not at all careful to conceal.
"Yes, sir."
"When was that?"
"Oh, about a month ago."
"After Kouka's death?"
"Yes."
"Griscom," said Marriott, risking his whole case on the words, and the silence in the room deepened until it throbbed like a profound pain, "when Ball came to tell you to testify as you have against Archie, he promised to get you a pardon, did he not?"
Eades was on his feet.