Are you a Frenchman, may I ask ?" "A Jersey man.

You think I am adopting some of the methods of the French _juge d'instruction_, eh ?" "No.

I cannot bring myself to believe that you regard me as a murderer." The three passed out into the hall.

Mr.and Mrs.Bates immediately showed scared faces at the kitchen door.
"It's all right, Bates," said Theydon airily.

"I'm not a prisoner.