Mrs. Ratcliffe. So far the boy was telling the truth.
"Can you describe the man who came and went away again?"
"He was not very tall. Not as tall as me. He had a hat like mine, only more brown, and a coat like mine" — he indicated his tight-fitting, waisted navy-blue coat — "only brown too. He was very dark, without moustache, and these stuck out." He touched his own beautifully modelled cheek and chin bones.
"Would you know him again if you saw him?"
"Oh, yes."
"Well enough to swear to?"
"What is that?"
"To take your oath on."
"Oh, yes."
"What did the two men quarrel about?"