“Well?� Nick asked him, pausing.
“Only a few articles of clothing are missing,â€� Thomas replied. “A suit of his clothing, a few——â€�
“You need not enumerate them, Thomas. That is unnecessary, now. Tell me only if the missing articles are such things as Mr. Lynne would have taken away with him had he had the selection?�
“Decidedly not, sir. Quite the contrary.�
“You think that he would have chosen differently, in that case?�
“Yes, sir.�
“Thank you, Thomas. That decides another point for us.�
“What is that, sir, if you please?�
“That he was probably unconscious, probably from the chloroform, when he was taken from this room, and therefore that there must have been a third person present here, or within call, to assist the woman in taking him away.�
“Red Mike,� said Patsy, speaking as one making a statement, rather than as one who asks a question.