“At what hour?”

“Precisely the hour specified by our clever detective.”

“What did you go there for, Kenneth?”

“Private affairs.”

“Luckily I can interpret that,” said Giles. “You went to see if Violet Williams was there, didn't you?”

Kenneth flushed. “What a lively imagination you have!”

“Was she there?”

“She was not.”

“Quite sure of that?”

“Quite.”