“With all due deference to the sergeant as a judge of character, and particularly of the feminine character, I am quite convinced that she has not told you everything.”
“Can you tell us anything she is keeping back?”
“She is keeping back the real reason why she went to Cliff Farm on the night the body was taken there.”
“You do not think she went there to shelter from the storm?”
“She had an appointment there,” said Crewe.
“With whom?” asked Gillett breathlessly.
“With Brett—the man to whom she is engaged.”
“What!” exclaimed Gillett.
“Surely she explained to you the nature of her relations with Brett?” said Crewe maliciously. “Except in regard to Marsland she does not seem to have taken you into her confidence at all.”
“She may be playing a deep game,” said Gillett, in a tone which indicated that although an attempt might be made to hoodwink them, it was not likely to prove successful.