“Oh, yes. Trust us for that. But I should say that Mr. Weiss⁠—that was his name⁠—was a man of some means. He seemed to have plenty of money, though he always paid in notes. I don’t fancy he had a banking account in this country. He hadn’t been here more than about six or seven months and I imagine he didn’t know many people in England, as he paid us a cash deposit in lieu of references when he first came.”

“I think you said his name was Weiss. It wouldn’t be H. Weiss by any chance?”

“I believe it was. But I can soon tell you.” He opened a drawer and consulted what looked like a book of receipt forms. “Yes; H Weiss. Do you know him, sir?”

“I knew a Mr. H. Weiss some years ago. He came from Bremen, I remember.”