“Would it be easier to you if I asked a few questions?” he inquired, innocently.
“Much easier.”
“I am quite at your service. Suppose we clear the ground to begin with? Are you at liberty to mention names?”
“No.”
“Places?”
“No.”
“Dates?”
“Do you want me to be particular?”
“Be as particular as you can.”
“Will it do, if I say the present year?”
“Yes. Were your friend and the lady—at some time in the present year—traveling together in Scotland?”
“No.”
“Living together in Scotland?”
“No.”
“What were they doing together in Scotland?”
“Well—they were meeting each other at an inn.”
“Oh? They were meeting each other at an inn. Which was first at the rendezvous?”
“The woman was first. Stop a bit! We are getting to it now.” He produced from his pocket the written memorandum of Arnold
