“We’ll fix all that in a little while,” he said soothingly. “There are a few questions I want to ask you first.” He pulled up a chair and sat down near her. “I’m not going to keep you long because the nurse said you should have some sleep.”
“I don’t want to sleep. I just want to go home.”
“Have you any relations, Miss Coleman? Someone you would like me to get into touch with to let them know where you are?”
He saw a scared expression jump into her eyes, and she looked quickly away from him.
“I haven’t any relations.”
“No one at all?”
“No.”
He suddenly realized that this interview might not be as straightforward as he had imagined.
“Miss Coleman, I believe you called on Miss Arnot on the 9th, around seven o’clock.”
Her dark eyes flickered uneasily over his face, then moved away.