“Yes.”
“Intimately?”
“Well, no, not exactly. He and I were at school together at Brighton, at Childe’s place.”
“At Brighton?”
“Yes. I was a little chap when Dyke was a senior. After he left, the headmaster changed the school to a place called Seton Lodge, at Putney, on account of cramming operations for Army exams.”
“Then you were at Putney?”
“Yes, for two years.”
“And Dyke was not?”
“No; that I am sure of.”
“Have you and Sir Charles been friendly since?”