Once more he went to the door, and summoning Snitkin, returned the pistol.
"The District Attorney thanks you," he said. "And will you be good enough to fetch Mrs. Platz. We wish to chat with her."
Turning back to the room, he smiled amiably at Markham.
"I desire to do all the conversing with the lady this time, if you don't mind. There are potentialities in Mrs. Platz which you entirely overlooked when you questioned her yesterday."
Markham was interested, though sceptical.
"You have the floor," he said.
