“We’ll test that later,” nodded Landis. “Very observant of you to notice it. I wonder whether you ever noticed the number of arrows in the quiver?”
“I believe there were four or five, sir.”
“I see. You’re not sure. Now, when was the last time, before the murder, that you noticed the bow and arrows?”
Stimson looked down and aslant, reflectively.
“Sorry, sir, but I can’t be sure,” he admitted at last. “Not for three or four days at least.”
“So you definitely did not notice it unstrung any time today?”
“No, sir, I did not.”
“Who else comes in here frequently?”
“Susan comes in to dust every day. Mr. Harrison was in here almost every night, before and usually after dinner. The others seldom used this room.”
“But you come in here frequently yourself?”