Chapter 13

Binny blinked at him helplessly. Two nights before somebody had smashed a glass at the back of the house and opened a window. Whether they succeeded in entering the kitchen or not it was impossible to say. Old Hervey, a light sleeper, heard the crash and came to the head of the stairs, screaming for Binny, who occupied a subterranean room adjoining the kitchen. "Did you hit him? Did you hear him?" "My idea was to bring in the police," began Binny. "There's nothing like the lor in cases like this...." "Get out!" roa…