"I was in such a funk I had to think of something," said Tommy
simply.
There was a moment's pause, and then Tommy reverted to Mrs.
Vandemeyer's death.
"There's no doubt it was chloral?"
"I believe not. At least they call it heart failure induced by
an overdose, or some such claptrap. It's all right. We don't
want to be worried with an inquest. But I guess Tuppence and I
and even the highbrow Sir James have all got the same idea."