"We--may do," replied Easleby. "We don't know yet. Mr. Starmidge here is much disposed to think that we shall. But let's be clear, sir. We're all three agreed that we're talking about the same man? Starmidge has accurately described a certain man who without doubt entered your stage-door about eleven-thirty last night----" "And left, with me, by the box-office door, in the front street, a few minutes later," murmured the lessee. "That's how it was." "Just so," agreed Easleby. "Now, Starmidge up to now has only known that man as Mr. Gabriel Chestermarke, senior partner in Chestermarke's Bank, at Scarnham, while you, up to now----" "Have only known him as Godwin Markham, money-lender, financial agent, and so on, of Conduit Street," interrupted Castlemayne. "And known him a lot too much for my peace, I can tell you! Of course, we're talking of the same man! I can quite believe he runs a double show. I know that he's a great deal away from town. It's very rarely that he's to be found at Conduit Street--very, very rarely indeed--he's a clever manager there, who sees everybody and does everything. And I know that he's quite two-thirds of his time away from his own house--so, of course, he's got to put it in somewhere else." "His own house!" said Starmidge, catching at an idea which presented itself. "You know where he lives in London, then, Mr. Castlemayne?" "Do I know where my own mother lives!" exclaimed the lessee. "I should think I do! He's a neighbour of mine--lives close by me, up Primrose Hill way. Nice little bachelor establishment he has--Oakfield Villa. Spent many an evening there with him--Sunday evenings, of course. Oh, yes--I know all about him--as Godwin Markham. Bless me!--so he's a country banker, is he? And mixed up in this affair, eh? Gosh!--I hope you'll find out that he murdered his manager, and that you'll be able to hang him--I'd treat the town to a free show if you could hang him in public on my stage, I would, indeed!" "You were going to tell us something, sir?" suggested Easleby. "Something that you thought might help us."