“I had suspected as much. When did it happen?”
“Some time during the night.”
“How did you learn of it?”
“One of the servants came over to my house and gave the alarm.”
“You came over here at once?”
“I did.”
“What did the servant who told you of it have to say?”
“At the time he simply told me that Mr. Field had been murdered. It was not until after I had arrived at the house that I learned any of the particulars.”
“What were they?”
“I will tell you if such is your wish, but as the case promises to be filled with mystery, perhaps it would be better to gain your first impression of it direct from the servant.”