\"Poured it down the wash-basin. It was unsuccessful.\"
\"Then why not tell me what other drugs you used; where you got them and so on.\"
\"Why should I?\" he parried.
\"Ever hear of distillate of X?\" she asked casually.
Some of the pink faded out of his cheeks. \"Yes,\" he said. \"Poisons are my speciality.\"
\"You are familiar with its properties then?\"
He hesitated briefly before answering. \"I have read about it. Never experimented with it.\"
\"Poured it down the wash-basin. It was unsuccessful.\"
\"Then why not tell me what other drugs you used; where you got them and so on.\"
\"Why should I?\" he parried.
\"Ever hear of distillate of X?\" she asked casually.
Some of the pink faded out of his cheeks. \"Yes,\" he said. \"Poisons are my speciality.\"
\"You are familiar with its properties then?\"
He hesitated briefly before answering. \"I have read about it. Never experimented with it.\"
