What will you do?"
"Interview the person who took away the body," Hewitt replied, with a
smile.
"But, man alive, why? Why bother about the person if it isn't the
criminal?"
"Never mind--never mind; probably the person will be a most valuable
witness."
"Do you mean you think this person--whoever it is--saw the crime?"
"I think it very probable indeed."
"Well, I won't ask you any more. I shall get hold of Goujon; that's simple
and direct enough for me. I prefer to deal with the heart of the case--the
murder itself--when there's such clear evidence as I have."
"I shall look a little into that, too, perhaps," Hewitt said, "and, if you
like, I'll tell you the first thing I shall do."
"What's that?"
"I shall have a good look at a map of the West Indies, and I advise you to
do the same. Good-morning."
Nettings stared down the corridor after Hewitt, and continued staring for
nearly two minutes after he had disappeared. Then he said to the clerk,
who had remained: "What was he talking about?"
"Don't know," replied the clerk. "Couldn't make head nor tail of it.
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