“The place has been systematically cleared, eh?”
“It looks like it.”
“Going to hunt here?”
“Yes. You don’t seem to take much interest in the premises, Mr. Bruce, though you persuaded me to do a bit of house-breaking in order to get here.”
“I find the quietude good for thought, Mr. White. Be good enough not to make more noise than is absolutely necessary.”
The other sniffed. He was disappointed. He hoped for something tangible from this visit, and the outlook was far from promising.
“This room appears to have been lived in a good deal,” he growled.
“That is one way of looking at it.”
“Is there any other way?” His voice snapped out the question as if he held the barrister personally responsible for his failure to gain a clue.
“No, Mr. White, I should have guessed your point of view exactly.”