“Did he see your maid?”
“Not to my knowledge.”
“Did Captain Lane spend the evening with you and Colonel Thornton?”
“Oh, no, he only saw Miss Carew.”
“How long was he with Miss Carew?”
“About ten minutes.”
“Indeed!” Brett paused and spoke with greater deliberation. “Captain Lane, who is being shadowed by several of my men, was seen to enter this house last night between nine and half-past—and, though my men waited all night, he was never seen to leave it.”