Mr. Peake quietly put it back into his pocket.
"Not till I have asked you a few questions," he answered.
"What right have you to ask me questions?" asked Jane defiantly.
"I will assume that I have the right," the detective answered. "Whose miniatures are those in the locket?"
"They are my brother and his wife."
"Your brother doesn't seem to look like you, Miss Gilman."
"Perhaps you know better than I who it is," said Jane sullenly.
"Well, perhaps so."
"And who do you say they are?"