“What relation are you to the murdered man?”
“I was his cousin.”
“Did you ever quarrel with him?”
“No, sir.”
“How did you make a living up to the day on which Vidal died?”
“I lived on gambling.”
“What did you do to live on gambling?”
“I played with the money that was given to me, at the Círculo de la Amistad, and I handed over my winnings sometimes to Vidal and other times to a lame fellow named Calatrava.”
“What offices did Vidal and this cripple fill at the Círculo?”
“The Cripple was secretary to the Master, and Vidal was secretary to the Cripple.”