Then, of course, all this secrecy was sheer tomfoolery, exactly calculated to put a careful man on his guard; as it has actually done.

If Mr.Weiss is really a criminal, he has mismanaged his affairs badly." "And you apparently think that he is a criminal ?" "I suspect him deeply.

But I should like to ask you one or two questions about him.

You say he spoke with a German accent.

What command of English had he?
Was his vocabulary good?
Did he use any German idioms ?" "No.