Edgar Jepson

“ Possibly, too, the approach of the full moon had something to do with Woodfell's mind giving. You know that many people are a little off their balance at the full moon; and he was suffering from a terrible strain of work," said Marks. ”

“ Why did Murthwaite's footsteps strike me as being incredibly sinister? Why did they frighten Miss Woodfell so terribly?"
"If he were possessed," said Marks.
"Do you mean that the Abyss broke loose in him and that he became a vessel, as it were, charged with malefic power, and so sinister?"
"Something of the kind is possible," said Marks.
"And then what was Helen Ranger doing all the time? She was in No. 19 from about half-past twelve? The statue toppled over and crushed her at cock-crow. We heard it."
"There is only one man who can enlighten us, who really knows what happened ”

“ I will tell Murthwaite; and you will find him quite ready to pay handsomely for your services. I'll be off at once. The sooner you are free to inform the coroner of the accident the better."
He shook hands with me and drove off in the motor car.
I locked the study door again; and then after a vain attempt to induce Woodfell to come out of No. 19, Marks and I went back to my study. I sent off a wire to the office to say that I was detained; and then Pamela came down, looking very little the worse, thanks to her long sleep, for the terrors of the night. ”