There was a glint of anger in Radnor's eyes; and I was uneasily aware that he no longer cared what impression he made.

His answers to the rest of the questions were as short as the English language permitted.
"What did you do after leaving the cave ?" "Went home." "Please go into more detail.

What did you do immediately after leaving the cave ?" "Strolled through the woods." "For how long ?" "I don't know." "How long do you think ?" "Possibly half an hour." "Then what did you do ?" "Returned to the hotel, ordered my horse and rode home." "Why did you not wait for the rest of the party ?" "Didn't feel like it." The question was repeated in several ways, but Radnor stubbornly refused to discuss the matter.

He had promised me, the last thing before coming to the hearing, that he would clear up the suspicious points in regard to his conduct on the day of the crime.

I took him in hand myself, but I could get nothing more from him than the coroner had elicited.