“Of course. I will tell you all I know, Mr. Carstares, but it is not very much, and maybe you will be disappointed. But I only knew him the short time we were both in Vienna, and⁠—he was not very communicative.”

“Ah!⁠—he did not confide in you, madam?”

“No. If one attempted to draw his confidence, he became a polite iceberg.”

“Nevertheless, madam, please tell me all that you know.”