If he was not thrown up by the sea, can you explain them ?" "No," I answered with a shudder.
"At the inquest it was not mentioned, I think, that he had been seen in the village ?" "It was not," I admitted.

"Most of the people were at Colonel Ray's lecture.

He spoke to one girl, a Miss Moyat." "She did not give evidence." "I thought," I said in a low tone, "that she had better not." "Did you hear anything after Ray left ?" he asked suddenly.
I could have cried out, but my tongue seemed dry in my throat.
"There was a sound," I muttered, "I fancied that it was a cry.

But I could not tell.

The wind was blowing, and the sea and rain! No, I could not tell." He rose up.
"You appear," he said drily, "to have discretion.