“I didn’t know but that they had known you and were saying it for a blind.”
“I am sure that is not the case.”
“You are under the impression that they spoke what they believed to be true?”
“Decidedly. Do you want to know anything special about Lorton?”
“Only whether he was in the city. I don’t even suspect the man, but I wanted to learn who in his class are around. By the way, did you ever know much about him?”
“Yes, considerable.”
“Was he married?”
“As to his being married I can’t say, but he used to live with a woman who passed as his wife.”
“Lived with her?”
“Yes.”