I felt a basket by my legs in the darkness.

It was full of cotton and wool and stuff and I pushed the pistol down to the bottom and then groped across the room and switched on the lights.
"As I did so, I heard the key turn in the lock again.

I gave one glance at the body which had fallen on its face and then I dived for the alcove.
"The man who came in was Milburgh.

His back was to me.

As he turned the body over I could not see its face.