"You haven't told us who she is," said Nina.
"She is Mrs. George Tanqueray. She was, I believe, a very humble person. The daughter—no—I think he said the niece—of his landlord."
"Uneducated?" said Miss Bickersteth.
"Absolutely."
"Common?"
He hesitated and Jane prompted. "No, Nicky."
"Don't tamper," said Miss Bickersteth, "with my witness. Uncommon?"
"Not in the least."
"Any aitches?"
"I decline," said Nicky, "to answer any more questions."