"It made Margaret very nervous, but I proved to her, by the weight of the sack, that her suspicions regarding its contents were unfounded."
"Did you know the man?" asked Nick.
"I hardly like to answer that question."
"Why not?"
"I am afraid of doing somebody an injustice."
"You have a suspicion, then?"
"I have."
"Was the man Dr. Jarvis?"
"I cannot say. I do not know him."
"But his dress—"