'I could not make you do that.

I asked you ever so many times if you knew who took the diamonds, and you said "Yes," but when I asked who it was, you always answered, "Don't you wish you knew ?" and that was all I could get out of you.

Mr.Arthur was here every day, and sometimes twice a day, but you spoke German to him.

Still I knew it was about the diamonds, for I understood that word.

He was not here yesterday at all.