“Too bad you couldn’t get me earlier this morning.
“Burnham and I didn’t get in until after three o’clock. We were on the go from half past eight, with Greylock and two or three others. Made the rounds of the town — and we’ve been sleeping it off here.”
“Right-o,” interposed Burnham, “and I’m going back to get some more sleep.”
The detective left the apartment. Rodney Paget turned to Kama.
“Breakfast,” he ordered.
While Paget was eating, the Japanese servant stood beside the table.
“Bigee clock in the living room,” said Kama. “He go slow last night.”
“Clock go slow?”
“Yes, sir.” Kama produced a watch. “You go out, Mister Paget, I lookee at clock. Clockee say eight. I lookee at watch. Watchee say pretty near nine.
“You come in, I hear bigee clock strike halfee past eight. I lookee at watchee after that. Watchee say pretty near halfee past ten.”