"Yet now that she knows the worst, it may be a relief to her to talk about it," he said to himself. "Yes, I will risk it," he finally decided.
"Do you remember that you put a drug in Arthur's coffee?" he asked out loud.
"Yes, perfectly."
"Then you must have expected to make your escape before he regained consciousness."
"Yes—yes!"
"Then why did you arm yourself with a pistol?"
"I didn't! I had no pistol."
"But if you shot Arthur, you must have had a pistol."
She stared at Cyril in evident bewilderment.
"I could have sworn I had no pistol."