"How did you get on with Zirknitz?" he asked, as they hailed a hansom.
"Oh, pretty well. He talked a great deal, and declared that Busham killed Moxton."
"The deuce! How can he prove that?"
"I don't know. He refused to give any proof, and cleared out before I could question him further. What did Schwartz want to see you about?"
"To warn you and me against cultivating Zirknitz."
"Is he a bad egg?"
"The worst in the nest, from all accounts. I believe he killed Moxton on his own hook."
"He denies that he was at Dukesfield on that night."
"Denies it? Like his brass. Why, he left this hall to take Moxton home."
"Who says so?"