But as to the next step--you haven't the least idea in your head, Moneylaws, about Hollins's assailant ?" he went on, turning to me.
"You heard and saw--nothing ?" "I've told you what I heard, Mr.Murray," I answered.

"As to seeing anything, how could I?
The thing happened on the stair there, and I was in this corner unlocking the inner door." "It's as big a mystery as all the rest of it!" he muttered.

"And it's just convincing me there's more behind all this than we think for.

And one thing's certain--we can't search these grounds or the neighbourhood until the light comes.

But we can go round to the house." He marched us all out at that, and himself locked up the room, leaving the dead man with the chests of gold; and having stationed a constable in the gateway of the old tower, he led us off in a body to the habited part of the house.