Can I do anything for you ?" "Warrant!" I burst out, "what do you want of a warrant?
It is as a witness you seek to detain me, I presume ?" "No," was his brusque reply.

"The charge upon which you are arrested is one of murder.

You will have to appear before a magistrate.

I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but the evidence against you is very strong, and the police must do their duty." "But I am innocent, absolutely innocent," I protested, the perspiration starting from every pore as the full meaning of the charge burst upon me.
"What I have told you was correct.

I, myself, found her dead--" Hexford gave me a look.
"Don't talk," he kindly suggested.