“Yes.”

“Your orders were to arrest him?”

“Yes.”

“And shoot him if he resisted?”

“Yes.”

“But you let him go?”

“There was something more important to do than to arrest Buckhurst. I meant to find out what he had on hand in Paradise.”

“So you disobeyed orders?”

“If you care to so interpret my action.”

“Why did you not arrest the Countess de Vassart?”