I have two minutes before me.

I would dedicate them to _her_." His head fell forward on his hands.

The clock on the mantel struck.

Could it be that when the second hand had circled its small disc twice-- This was the thought of the District Attorney, but not of the Chief Inspector.

He had advanced to the desk where Mr.Roberts was still sitting, and remarked with a gravity exceeding any he had hitherto shown: "Mr.Roberts, I have a great disappointment for you.