“Yes, sir. Every one who comes in has to pass the switchboard.”
“What time did she arrive?”
“It couldn’t have been more than a few minutes after eleven.”
“Was she alone?”
“No, sir. There was a gentleman with her.”
“Do you know who he was?”
“I don’t know his name, sir. But I have seen him several times before when he has called on Miss Odell.”
“You could describe him, I suppose.”
“Yes, sir. He’s tall and clean-shaven except for a very short gray moustache, and is about forty-five, I should say. He looks—if you understand me, sir—like a man of wealth and position.”
Markham nodded. “And now, tell me: did he accompany Miss Odell into her apartment, or did he go immediately away?”