"It was deuced hot; I woke and had a fancy for a swim.

There was no one about, and I opened the door, this door, for myself." "Oh, it's plain enough," said the Inspector, nodding once or twice.
"It's quite easy for them to slip this hasp back with an ordinary knife.
The rest isn't difficult to guess.

They must have made some noise while they were breaking into the safe; well, not 'breaking into' it, for they must have opened it with a key, because there wasn't even the mark of an ordinary chisel on the safe.

You noticed that, my lord, no doubt ?" "I--I can't say I did," said Heyton; "I'm a bit upset and confused, you know." "Yes, it was opened with a key," said the Inspector, "and that's the only part of the business that troubles me.

That's a good safe, my lord; one of the first-class makers, and it couldn't have been opened with a skeleton key; in fact, with anything but the proper key or a duplicate." "Oh ?" said Heyton.