Do you know who the man was that Loudwater was making a fuss about ?" "I haven't the slightest idea.

Probably the maid, Elizabeth Twitcher, will be able to tell you," said Mr.Manley.
Mr.Flexen walked across the room and drew the knife out of the pad of blotting-paper by the ring in its handle, and studied it.
"I suppose this is the knife that was in the library?
They're pretty common," he said.
Mr.Manley came to him, looked at it earnestly, and said: "That's it all right.

I tried to sharpen it a day or two ago, so that it would sharpen a pencil.

I generally leave my penknife in the waist-coat I'm not wearing.
But I couldn't get it sharp enough.

It's rotten steel." "All of them are, but good enough for a stab," said Mr.Flexen..