“And what did you do when you came in?”
“I went up to my room to fetch a letter for the post.”
“Miss Trevert heard the shot fired at 5.15. Where were you at that time?”
“In my bedroom, I should say. I was there for a few minutes as I had to write a cheque....”
“And where is your bedroom?”
“In the other wing above the billiard-room.”
“Hm! A pistol shot makes a great deal of noise. It seems strange that nobody in the house should have heard it.”
Here Bude interposed.
“Mr. Parrish, sir, was very particular about noise. He had the library door and the door leading from the front hall to the library corridor specially felted so that he should not hear any sounds from the house when he was working in the library. That library wing was absolutely shut off from the rest of the house. It was always uncommon quiet....”
But the detective, ignoring him, turned to Robin again.