"Your full adventures, madam, with nothing left out." "I appreciate the sarcasm, but nothing has been left out except what I am about to relate to you.

It happened just as I was leaving the house." "What did?
I hate to ask you to be more explicit.

But, in the interests of justice----" "You are quite right.

As I was going out, then, I encountered an elderly gentleman coming in.

His hand had just touched the bell handle.