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sage like a man pursued, and they heard his door shut behind him, the key turn in the lock.

Very cautiously, Reeves and Gordon pushed aside the settee which blocked the entrance of the passage, and stepped out into the room. Marryatt had left his pipe where it lay, had not turned off the light as he went out.

"Now," said Reeves, "what d'you make of Marryatt's innocence?"

"I'm going along to his room," said Gordon.

"No, look here, you mustn't do that. We haven't decided what we're going to say to him, what we're to do about it. Leave him alone for the present."

"I'm not going in," said Gordon. He tiptoed along the passage outside, till he came opposite Marrayatt's door, and stood irresolute. Then suddenly he heard a muffled voice from inside. "Oh, my God!" and again, "Oh, my God!" He tiptoed back again, his face grave. "Look here, Reeves, I can't understand it. I tell you, I can't understand it."

"It doesn't much matter whether we understand it or not; the point is, what to do about it? We can have explanations later on. But I daren't go to a man and say, 'Look here, are you a murderer?' Besides, I know he is one. I can't simply tell the police what I know, and leave them to get on with it; it seems so mean. Besides, I don't think I want anything to happen to Marryatt. Only I've promised Miss Rendall-Smith that I'll do my best to get Davenant off. What am I to do?"