‘I should say you were doing the man a gross injustice,’ replied Tauchnitz warmly.
‘Had you free access to all the books and papers relating to the business?’
‘Undoubtedly.’
‘But is it possible that Mr. Ferguson had transactions in his office of which you knew nothing?’
‘I won’t admit the possibility at all,’ answered Tauchnitz, waxing wroth.
‘You must remember, sir,’ said Danevitch severely, ‘I have been instructed to try and unravel the mystery surrounding your late partner’s death——’
‘But I don’t think you are going the right way to work,’ interrupted Tauchnitz.
‘That is a matter of opinion,’ was the quiet rejoinder. ‘But be good enough to tell me if Mr. Ferguson kept any private papers in his office?’
‘Oh yes; I believe he did.’
‘Ah! That is a point gained.’