Once more her eyes settled on Bent.
"Do you know why Kitely was killed ?" she asked suddenly.

"Have you seen any reason for it ?" "He had been robbed, after his death," answered Bent.

"That seems absolutely certain." "Whatever you may say, you've got some suspicion about my father," she remarked after a pause.

"Well--all I can say is, my father has no need to rob anybody--far from it, if you want the truth.

But what do you want ?" she continued, a little impatiently.