"Can you prove his innocence?"
"Can you prove his guilt?" retorted the girl spiritedly.
"I saw him enter the Manor on that night."
"You saw a man who resembled him. Mr. Lister was in London and can prove that he was there. It is useless your using threats, Mr. Pence, for had you been able to carry them out you would long since have seen the police."
Pence frowned. "Who is this other man?" he asked.
"You can find out!" said Bella impatiently, "and I am going indoors."
"There is no other man," cried Pence angrily. "Why, I saw Mr. Lister quite clearly. I could not mistake him."
"You did, however."
"The police shall decide that."
"Go to the police. You threatened to do so before. Why don't you do what you say instead of trying to frighten me with stage thunder?"