I've been on the go since half-past ten." Laverick nodded and pointed to a chair.

Shepherd brought it up to the side of the table and leaned forward.
"There's been two men in to-day," he said, "asking questions.

They wanted to know how many customers I had there on Monday night, and could I describe them.

Was there any one I recognized, and so on." "What did you say ?" "I declared I couldn't remember any one.

To the best of my recollection, I told them, there was no one served at all after ten o'clock.