"Mrs. Boazoph?"
"If Mrs. Boazoph had been traced to Taxton-on-Thames I should say yes; if the letter had been sent from Mere Hall I should have said yes. But," added Fanks, with emphasis, "as it did not come from Mere Hall, and Mrs. Boazoph has nothing to do with Taxton-on-Thames, I am not inclined to suspect the lady."
"Then there is nobody else."
"There must be somebody else; and the somebody else committed the crime."
Crate thought. "Do you think that the negro sent that star?" he asked.
"I feel perfectly certain that the negro had nothing to do with the star."
"But we have proved conclusively that a negro killed Fellenger."
Fanks smiled complacently. "I should not be at all surprised if we found out that a negro had nothing to do with the murder," he said, slowly.
"But that is impossible, Mr. Fanks."
"Nothing is impossible in a criminal case," said Fanks. "Look here, Crate, as you know, it is not my habit to give an opinion before I have thoroughly threshed out the subject matter of a case; but in this instance, I shall depart from my rule. I should not be surprised if I had already spotted the assassin of Sir Gregory Fellenger."