‘And at what time did you yourself leave?’ ‘About quarter to twelve.’ ‘Then your conversation lasted about three-quarters of an hour. Now, did any one see you leave?’ ‘No one except Annette. She came to the door with me.’ ‘You returned to your hotel, I suppose?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘At what hour did you reach it?’ ‘About half-past one, I should say.’ ‘From Madame’s house to the Hotel Continental is about fifteen minutes’ walk. What, then, did you do in the interval?’ ‘I felt wakeful, and thought a stroll would be pleasant. I walked across Paris; to the Place de la Bastille by the rue de Rivoli, and back to the hotel by the Grands Boulevards.’ ‘Did you meet any one you knew?’ ‘No, not that I can recall.’ ‘I am afraid this is important, Mr. Felix. Think again. Is there no one that could testify to meeting you on this walk? No waiter or other official, for example?’ ‘No,’ said Felix, after a pause, ‘I don’t think I spoke to a soul, and I certainly did not enter a café.’ ‘You say you returned to London next day. Did you meet any one on the journey you knew?’ ‘Yes, but it will be no help to me. I met Miss Gladys Devine on the Folkestone boat. But she cannot confirm this. As you must know, she died suddenly a week later.’ ‘Miss Gladys Devine? Not the celebrated Miss Devine, the actress?’ ‘The same. I have met her at supper parties in Paris.’ ‘But you must be able to get confirmation of that? So well known a lady would be recognised wherever she went. But perhaps you visited her private cabin?’ ‘No, I saw her on the boat deck. She was sitting in the shelter of one of the funnels. I joined her for about half an hour.’ ‘But somebody must have seen you?’ ‘Possibly, but possibly not. You see, it was horribly rough. Almost every one was sick. People, anyway, weren’t walking about.’ ‘What about her maids?’ ‘I did not see them.’ ‘Now, Mr. Felix, what you must think over when I leave you is, first, what evidence can we get confirming your statement of how you spent your time between 11.00 and 1.30 on the Saturday night? and second, who saw you with Miss Devine on the Folkestone boat? In the meantime, please continue your statement.’ ‘Bonchose met me at Charing Cross. He was keen to know how I had fared. We drove to his rooms, where I told him the whole thing. I said I would hand him the £600 on condition he broke finally with his gambling friends. He assured me the breach had already been effected, and I therefore gave him the money. We then drove to the Savoy and, after a rather early dinner, I left him and went home.’ ‘At what hour?’ ‘About 8.30.’ ‘How did you go?’ ‘I took a taxi.’ ‘From where?’ ‘The Savoy commissionaire called it.’ ‘Yes?’