"But he might also be a go-between."
"Between whom?"
"Between you and Ellen Greeley."
"I never conducted any intrigue of any kind with Ellen Greeley."
"Did you know the man who was captured here yesterday?"
"No, sir."
"Wasn't he the peddler referred to in Ellen Greeley's letter?"
"The letter you handed me? I do not know."
"Is this one of your lies or the truth?"
"This is the truth."