"Look here," said the Bishop, "you aren't surely suspecting that child of having anything to do with this dastardly business?"
"Of course not. Had I suspected her, I should naturally have warned her before questioning her, as required by regulations." The Inspector looked indignant. "I am merely recounting the position. It is difficult, very difficult." He sighed. "We must find a motive."
Chapter 7Admission of an Analyst
THEREUPON the Inspector began his fruitful search for the motive which had caused some person or persons unknown to slay George Furnace with so little apparent provocation or necessity. Had the Inspector been a member of a French police organization, no doubt he would have started by making discreet enquiries about Furnace's lady friends and the friends of the lady frie
