“How do you make it out?”
“He was seen after he had been murdered.”
“Ha! By whom?”
“One of the servants.”
“And then, subsequent to that time, the body disappeared.”
“That is the case.”
“There is nothing back of this? Is the servant trustworthy?”
“Perfectly so, I believe. I am sure that Mr. Field had the most unbounded confidence in the man.”
“I must see this man presently. What opinion have you arrived at in regard to the matter?”
“I have none. I cannot see daylight at all. The case puzzles me beyond anything ever presented to my mind before.”