\"I don't practice,\" muttered the young man. \"I am engaged in research. Poisons happen to be my speciality.\"
\"Which poison were you intending to give Mrs. Julian?\" asked Mme. Storey dryly.
Cushack paled. I suppose he had forgotten that incident. \"No poison! No poison!\" he stammered. \"This bottle,\" he pointed to one of the vials, \"is marked antimony, but it only contains bicarbonate of soda. I...I...These labels...are just a bluff.\"
\"I don't practice,\" muttered the young man. \"I am engaged in research. Poisons happen to be my speciality.\"
\"Which poison were you intending to give Mrs. Julian?\" asked Mme. Storey dryly.
Cushack paled. I suppose he had forgotten that incident. \"No poison! No poison!\" he stammered. \"This bottle,\" he pointed to one of the vials, \"is marked antimony, but it only contains bicarbonate of soda. I...I...These labels...are just a bluff.\"
