“It was a peculiar experience,” he ejaculated, looking at the detective, “very peculiar—very peculiar——”
Mr. Wright had a rapid way of speaking when he was excited, and he had a habit of repeating certain words and phrases to emphasize what he said.
“It was deucedly peculiar,” he repeated, after a slight pause.
Carter could not help smiling as he said:
“Mr. Wright, you forget that I know nothing about it.”
“That’s so—confound it! I am so excited I can hardly collect my thoughts. But it was a deucedly peculiar experience, all the same,” he replied.
“Tell me all about it.”
“Tell you all about it? So I will—yes—yes. Peculiar—it was very peculiar——”
“No doubt. Try and collect your thoughts.”
“I will.”