“I should hate you to know how very greatly surprised I am, my friend-the-Superintendent. You did say shot, didn't you? What does that mean? Suicide?”
“That or murder,” said Hannasyde. The word, uttered so baldly, had an ugly sound, and made Leslie Rivers shiver involuntarily.
“Let's stick to suicide,” suggested Kenneth. “It's more likely.”
“Do you think so? Why?”
“Obvious inference. He killed Arnold, thought you were on to him, lost his nerve, and pulled the trigger. Violet said he had the wind up.”
“Did she?” It was Giles who spoke. “What made her think that?”
“I didn't ask.”
Leslie said in rather a strained voice, “He must have had the wind up. I thought so myself.”
“Well, I never saw any signs of it,” said Antonia flatly.
Leslie looked steadily at her. “Oh yes, Tony! He often had a sort of scared expression in his eyes.”