"You seem to have divined it already."
"Then you do not require my services?"
"You have so surprised me, Mr. Carter, that I scarcely know what to say."
Nick was watching him narrowly.
"Shall I tell you what you want me for?" he asked.
"It would not surprise me one bit if you could. But, Mr. Carter, let me ask you one question: What do you know about the woman Alvarez?"
"Everything."
"Everything?"
"Yes, doctor. And now will you tell me what you know about her?"
"Nothing."