"One moment first," he said, "didn't I understand you that you had just come from Africa ?" Monty nodded.
"The Gold Coast ?" Monty nodded again, but with less confidence.
"By any chance--were you called Monty there ?" Monty turned ghastly pale.

Surely his last sin had not found him out.

He was silent, but there was no need for speech.

Da Souza motioned him to sit down.
"I am very sorry," he said, "of course it's true.

The police have been here." "The police!" Monty moaned.
Da Souza nodded.