It is really a sort of a lumber-room.

The housekeeper has charge of the keys." "Thank you; that is all I wish to know." The butler left the room, and Caldew looked up, to encounter Musard's eyes regarding him.
"Do you think this has anything to do with the murder ?" Musard asked.
Caldew hesitated for a moment.

It was on the tip of his tongue to reply that he attached no importance to the butler's statement, but professional habits of caution checked his natural impulsiveness.
"I want to know more about the circumstances before advancing an opinion," he replied.

"Tufnell's story was rather vague." "In what respect ?" "In regard to time.

The door may have been left unlocked for days." "Who would unlock it ?" replied Musard.