Inspector French was chagrined. Instinctively he doubted the story, but Miss Duke had answered his question in a reasonable way, and if she stuck to the tale, he did not see how he could break her down. After this lapse of time it would be quite impossible to obtain confirmation or otherwise of the details, especially as Miss Duke’s hypothetical fellow-traveller could not be produced. He pointedly made no comment on the statement as he resumed his investigation. “To whom did you telephone after breakfast on the morning after the murder?” That Miss Duke was amazed at the extent of the Inspector’s knowledge was evident, but she answered immediately. “To Mr. Harrington.” “To say what?” “If I must repeat my private conversations to my future husband, it was to ask him to meet me at once as I had something to say to him.” “What was the nature of the communication?” Miss Duke flushed again. “Really,” she exclaimed, “I protest against this. What possible connection can our private affairs have with your business?” “It is your own fault, Miss Duke. You are not telling me the whole truth, and I am therefore suspicious. I want to find out what you are keeping back, and I may tell you that I am going to do so. What did you want to see Mr. Harrington about so urgently?” The girl seemed terribly distressed. “If you will have it, it was about the postponement of the wedding,” she said in a low voice. “You understand, we had been discussing the matter on the night before, when no conclusion had been come to. But on sleeping on it I had made up my mind in favour of the postponement, and I wanted to tell Mr. Harrington at once.” “But why was it so urgent? Could you not have waited until later in the day?” “I felt I couldn’t wait. It was so important to us both.” “And you refuse to give the reason of the postponement?” “I do. You have no right to ask it.” “You did meet Mr. Harrington that morning?” “Yes.” “Where?” “At the entrance to the Finchley Road tube station.” “Why did you not tell him to call on you instead of yourself going out?” “In order as far as possible to prevent him from being late at the office.” French suddenly remembered that Harrington had entered the office during his visit there on the morning after the crime, and had apologised to Mr. Duke for his late arrival. It had not struck French at the time, but now he recalled that when Mr. Duke had spoken to him of the tragedy he had stated he had heard of it already. Where? French now wondered. Was it merely from the morning paper, or _was it from Miss Duke_? Or, still more pressing question, had they both known of it on the previous night?