"But--I'm afraid he'll bring all this out at the inquest.

The fact is--he's suspicious--what with one thing or another--about the former affair.

He thinks you concealed the truth--whatever it may be--as regards any knowledge of Braden which you may or mayn't have." "I'll tell you what it is!" said Ransford suddenly.

"It just comes to this--I'm suspected of having had a hand--the hand, if you like!--in Braden's death, and now of getting rid of Collishaw because Collishaw could prove that I had that hand.

That's about it!" "A clear way of putting it, certainly," assented Bryce.