"I think I could make a pretty close guess, Mr. Spicer."
"I should like to know which way your suspicions point."
"Well, sir, it is my decided opinion that Margaret Ernst was murdered by parties in this house."
"Oh-ho! that's it, eh? Well, I think I see your line of argument, sir, and I must say you reason shrewdly."
"I am confident that when the truth is known you will find I am right."
"I shouldn't at all wonder."
"At least," added the financial manager, "you will find that some one in this house is seriously implicated, mark that, Mr. Spicer."
"I will remember what you say." Then in another tone:
"Let's see, how old was she?"
"Her age has been stated as seventy-two. I think she was nearer seventy-four or seventy-five."