The young man gazed stupidly at the detective, then lowered his head and said, in a voice broken with emotion: "No; I have no friends."
"That remains to be seen, Mr. Luke Filbon."
"My God! Do you know me?"
There was the ring of abject despair in the utterance.
"Yes, I know you now, if I did not know you before."
For a few moments there was silence. Then Nick asked: "What do you fear?"
"If I ever see daylight, I fear the anger and vengeance of one man."
"Gabriel Leonard?"
"Yes. How did you know?"
"By putting two and two together."