I want to know why." "Go back to Rowchester and wait," Ray said.

"I shall tell you nothing.
Depend upon it that his business with you, if he had any, was evil business.

He and his whole brood left their mark for evil wherever they crawled." "His name ?" I asked.
"Were there no papers upon him ?" Ray demanded.
"None." "So much the better," Ray declared grimly.

"Now, my young friend, I have given you all the time I can spare.

Beyond what I have said I shall say nothing.