“Ah!” said Manderton, “you mean the door was locked when the body was found! Now, as to these voices. Were they men’s voices?”
“Yes, sir, I should say so.”
“Why?”
“Because they were deep-like!”
“Was Mr. Hartley Parrish’s voice one of them?”
The butler spread out his hands.
“That I couldn’t say! I just heard the murmur-like, then shut the passage door quickly ...”
“Why?”
“Well, sir, I thought ... I didn’t want to listen....”
“You thought one of the voices was Mr. Greve’s, eh? Having a row with Mr. Parrish, eh? About the lady, isn’t that right?”