"No one knows him very well.

You have not met him ?" with a touch of surprise in his tone.
"He was a passenger on the Meridiana when I last crossed the Atlantic.
There was a slight accident and we were thrown together for a few moments.

Afterwards I met him by chance again.

I did not know who he was." Lord Westholt showed signs of hesitation anew.

In fact, he was rather disturbed.