"Do you mean to say they are gone away?"
"Yes, sir."
"Where?"
"I don't know, sir."
"Come, now, no more of your lies," he said. "You know very well. Tell me, I'll make it worth your while."
He felt angry with himself for speaking in this way, but he had lost his self-control.
"I don't know, sir," repeated the man.
"When did they go?"
"Last night, sir."
"What time?"