"But what I meant was this.

A stranger like Mlle.

Celie might be the accomplice in such a crime as the crime of the Villa Rose, meaning only robbery.

A stranger might only have discovered too late that murder would be added to the theft." Meanwhile, in strong, clear colours, Ricardo's picture stood out before his eyes.

He was startled by hearing Wethermill say, in a firm voice: "My friend Ricardo has something to add to what you have said." "I!" exclaimed Ricardo.