“Only since he came here,” answered the butler, in perfect English.
“You liked him?”
“Neither yes nor no. He knew little of his duties, but he was willing to learn. He was respectful to me, and friendly enough. I had no reason to dislike him.”
Morton didn’t seem to get anywhere with this man.
“Well, what do you think of his character?” he said. “Would you say he was capable of killing his employer?”
“All men are capable of crime,” said the Jap, in a low, even voice, “but he could not kill Doctor Waring and go away leaving the study locked on the inside.”
“Why did he go away, then?”
“That I do not know. It may be he tired of the place here.”
“But there was money due him.”
“Yes; that makes it hard to understand.”