He added: “It was a risk, a big risk. But he had to take it. He couldn’t trust anybody; he had to do it himself.”
I looked at Walker with what I imagined was an ironical smile.
“Then he would not be guilty under the statute,” I said, “for he only brought the little baggage in to buy her a diamond.”
Walker seemed in a sort of reflection.
“Oh, yes,” he said, “he is guilty.”
“Then you want him?” I asked.
Walker suddenly looked at me with his eyes wide.
“Surely,” he said.
“Then why don’t you hurry?” I demanded.
He looked at me with a leisurely interest.