"That's Jim Westcott's jack-knife.

He's been listening to all we said.

Now we are up against it." "What's that ?" The question came from Enright, still at the corner of the house, unable to tell what had happened.
"Westcott has been here listening to our talk.

He pried up the window with this knife, so he could hear.

Moore caught him, and got knocked out." "He--he heard our talk in--in there," repeated the dazed lawyer, his lips trembling.