Sir Charles Sperrigoe
97
"Look you here, young man!" he said. "You say you saw me in Newcastle. With anybody?"
"Yes!" I answered, somewhat nettled. "I saw you with the man who called himself Pawley."
"Ah!" he exclaimed. "And you saw me last night at Wooler, with the police inspector. Did you come here and tell that—and the Pawley incident—to Parslewe? Come now!"
"I did!" said I. "Why not?"
Without another word he strode off to his car, motioned to its driver, and went away.
