Battle Explains
Superintendent Battle settled down to explain. He spoke comfortably and cosily.
âI didnât suspect him myself for a long time. The first hint of it I had was when I heard what Mr. Devereuxâs last words had been. Naturally, you took them to mean that Mr. Devereux was trying to send word to Mr. Thesiger that the Seven Dials had killed him. Thatâs what the words seemed to mean on their face value. But of course I knew that that couldnât be so. It was the Seven Dials that Mr. Devereux wanted toldâ âand what he wanted them told was something about Mr. Jimmy Thesiger.