My missus an' me clean forgot all about it." "So, while Mrs.Lester was being killed, the key of her flat was actually in your possession ?" "I suppose it might be put that way, sir." By this time Theydon was becoming exasperated at the veritable conspiracy which fate had engineered for the express purpose, apparently, of entangling him in an abominable crime.
"Why on earth didn't you mention such an important fact to the detectives ?" he almost shouted, "Don't you see they are bound to think--" "O, a plague on the detectives and on what they think!" broke in Forbes imperiously.

"It doesn't matter a straw what they think, and very little what they do.

This affair goes a long way beyond the four-mile radius, Theydon.

The vital point is that your man has the key.

Where is it?
Let us go in there at once!" "You offered me some advice, Mr.Forbes," said Theydon firmly.