Part 3 (1/2)
”Don't!”
”Did it?”
”Yes.”
”Very disfigured?”
”Yes.”
”Did you look to see if his clothes were marked?”
”No.”
”Why not?”
”Why not? My G.o.d! If you had done it!”
”You say he was disfigured. Would he be recognisable?”
”I don't know.”
”When she lived with him last--where was that?”
”I don't know for certain. Pimlico, I think.”
”Not Soho?”
”No.”
”How long has she been at the Soho place?”
”Nearly a year.”
”Always the same rooms?”
”Yes.”
”Is there anyone living in that house or street who would be likely to know her as his wife?”
”I don't think so.”
”What was he?”
”I should think he was a professional 'bully.'”
”I see. Spending most of his time abroad, then?”
”Yes.”
”Do you know if he was known to the police?”
”I haven't heard of it.”