Mr. Goddard gasped. For the second time Miss Blow’s logic took away his breath. He tried to speak, but failed. Three times he got as far as uttering the word “but” and then stuck fast. Lord Manton, who remained comparatively calm, offered a mild criticism. “There is just one point,” he said, “in the course of your extremely able and lucid statement, on which I should like to have a word of explanation. I have no doubt that you have thought the matter out carefully, and will be able to meet my difficulty at once. You say--and of course I don’t contradict you--that Mr. Red, I mean the man Red, of course, first tried to murder his own servant and then sent for Dr. O’Grady to cure him. Now, why should a man get a doctor for the person he’s trying to kill? Wouldn’t it have been simpler--I mean to say, do murderers generally summon medical assistance for their victims?” “I am not concerned with his reasons for acting as he did,” said Miss Blow. “I am dealing simply with what has occurred, with plain facts. Now, perhaps, you will do your duty, Mr. Goddard, and arrest the murderers.” “But,” said Mr. Goddard, “you haven’t given us any evidence at all. You’ve spun out a lot of wild hypotheses, supported by information given you by Jimmy O’Loughlin, who is the biggest liar in Connacht. It’s perfectly absurd to suppose----” “I join with this lady,” said Miss Farquharson, “with this lady whose name, as I understand, is Miss Blow, in demanding the arrest of the suspected persons.” “Oh, no, no,” wailed Mrs. Dick. “Don’t arrest them. Let us forgive them; but bring Richard back to me. It’s cruel, cruel. I can’t live--oh, I can’t----” Her voice died away to a whisper. Miss Farquharson was gazing at her with a very stern expression. “I can’t,” said Mr. Goddard, “and won’t allow myself to be hustled into a perfectly illegal act. The thing’s----” “You’ll have to do it sooner or later,” said Lord Manton. “Why not do it at once? After all, what does it matter about the man Red? It won’t do him any harm to be arrested. If he doesn’t deserve it for murdering Dr. O’Grady and the rest of them, he’s sure to deserve it for something else that we know nothing about.” “I’m not thinking about Mr. Red’s feelings in the matter. I don’t care if he’s hanged, drawn, and quartered, so long as Miss Blow does it herself. But I’m not going to be dragged into a----” “Look here,” said Lord Manton in a whisper, “you must do it, Goddard. If you don’t, I shall never get these ladies out of the house.” “Very well,” said Mr. Goddard, “I’ll do it; but I’ll do it on your authority. Make out a warrant in proper form and sign it. Then I’ll go and arrest Red.”