human
And you know to whom it belongs?
gpt
I cannot say for certain, but I fancy it is Lady Paula's. She had one similar, I know, but whether it is the same one I am not prepared to say.
human
Showing yourself a very wise young lady,
gpt
And that you are a very gallant gentleman, Mr. Deland--in spite of your somewhat unusual role, she supplemented. Then, becoming serious again,
human
But don't you think it--well, queer, that if this were the instrument which stabbed Sir Andrew, that there should be no mark of stain upon it, no blood of any sort? The blade when I found it was absolutely clean.
gpt
H'm. Yes. Rather extraordinary. Unless the murderer had time to wipe it upon anything, Miss Dowd, before consigning it to the curtains. And now, another question: What made you keep the thing secret?
human
I have often seen that thing in use in the Duggan household. It has laid claim to many a theatrical bout upon an impromptu stage. It has cut pages of books, and slit edges of papers, and----
gpt
All the more reason why there should have been some significance to every member of the family in it, Miss Dowd.
human
That's one up to you--certainly. But you see the last person I had seen using it, the day before yesterday, when I was here with Cynthia, spending the afternoon, was--really, I'd rather not say, Mr. Deland.
gpt
I'm afraid you must, Miss Dowd.