human
And there is no way out of this room except through the bedroom?
gpt
None.
human
No secret door?
gpt
No, my lord. Mr. Judson thought of that and has tapped the walls.
human
But the windows?
gpt
These windows as well as those in the bedroom are fitted with heavy iron bars. Look,
human
Who was the last person known to have seen Lord Wilmersley alive?
gpt
Mustapha. He carried coffee into the swimming-bath at a quarter past nine, as was his daily custom.
human
And he noticed nothing unusual?
gpt
Nothing. And he swears that in passing out through the library he heard the bolt click behind him.
human
What sort of a person is Mustapha?
gpt
Lord Wilmersley brought him back with him when he returned from the East. He had the greatest confidence in him,
human
Do you know what his fellow-servants think of him,
gpt
He kept very much to himself. I fancy he is not a favourite, but no one has actually said anything against him.
human
Insular prejudice! cried the vicar.
gpt
How few of us are able to overcome our inborn British suspicion of the foreigner!
human
Now will you examine the library? asked the coroner.
gpt
See, here is his lordship's desk. There are the drawers in which the £300 were found, and yet any one could have picked that lock.
human
Where does that door lead to?
gpt
Into Lord Wilmersley's bedroom, the window of which is also provided with iron bars.
human
And that room has no exit but this?
gpt
None, my lord. If the murderer came from outside, he must have got in through one of these windows, which are the only ones in this wing which have no protection, and this one was found ajar--but it may have been used only as an exit, not as an entrance.
human
But it couldn't have been a burglar, said the vicar,
gpt
Destroying what portrait?
human
Oh, didn't you know that her ladyship's portrait was found cut into shreds?
gpt
And a pair of Lady Wilmersley's scissors lay on the floor in front of it,
human
Let me see it,