“It is too bad that I cannot go deeper into that question here and now,” said Nick, “but for obvious reasons the body must not be disturbed until after the doctor and the coroner have viewed it—and, anyhow, the body itself is the least of my concerns just now.”
Suddenly he glanced up sharply at Danton, who was watching him eagerly.
“Did you have a shower in this neighborhood yesterday?” he asked.
“Yes. A light one; late in the afternoon.”
“Are you wearing the shoes you wore at the banquet, or did you put on a different pair when you started to find me?”
“I changed them.”
“Where are the ones you wore to the banquet?”
“Here.”
“Let me see them. Ah! I thought so.”
“What?”