human
It was about five o'clock,
gpt
And when did you come back?
human
It was dusk. It was after Ave Maria, for I heard the bells ringing before I got here.
gpt
And you did not notice the blood on the stones when you came in, because it was dusk, I suppose,
human
I saw it this morning, answered the porter without hesitation,
gpt
You should have called the police,
human
Should I, sir? The porter affected great politeness all at once.
gpt
You will excuse my ignorance.
human
We are wasting time, Volterra said to the detective.
gpt
The porter knows nothing about it. Let us go upstairs.
human
It is of no use to ring again, observed Volterra.
gpt
There cannot be anybody in the apartment, and this is my own house. Open that door for us, my man, and do as little damage as you can.
human
I cannot pick that, sir, he said.
gpt
The gentleman made me put it on for him, and it is one of those American patent locks.
human
Break it, then,