I was interested, and while I stood there she slipped away." "Is that all ?" the Colonel asked.
"No!" Wrayson answered with a groan.

"I wish to God it was!" The Colonel moved his position a little.

The cigar had burnt out between his fingers, but he made no effort to light it.
"Go on," he said.

"Tell me the rest.

Tell me what happened afterwards." "I wrote down the message for Barnes and left it in his letter-box.
There seemed then to be no light in his flat.