"I should send for Granger and save Jim Baker's life."
"By giving yourself up?"
She stood straighter.
"No, Mr Morice, by giving you up."
"But again I don't understand."
"You have had ample warning and ample opportunity. You might have hidden yourself on the other side of the world if you chose. If you did not choose the fault was yours."
"But why should I hide?"
"If you forced me, I should tell Granger that it was you who killed Robert Champion, and that I had proofs of it, and so Jim Baker would be saved."
Again he threw out his arms with the gesture which suggested not only impatience, but also lack of comprehension.
"Then am I to take it that you propose to add another item to your list of crimes?"