"Nobody—bar Murkard, and of course he does not count. Why, I have never even told you."
"I'm precious glad you haven't, or you might have fancied I had purloined it. Well, we must dismiss Murkard from our minds; he is like Cæsar's wife, above suspicion. Now who had admittance to that safe? Any duplicate keys?"
"Only one."
"And who has that?"
"Murkard. It is necessary that he should have one, as I am so often away."
"Humph! This is certainly a tangled skein. Has anyone been away from the island within the last few days?"
"Not a soul."
"Well, we must roust out Murkard, and see if he can help us."
"Not here—what d'ye mean? I saw him here this afternoon."