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queried Kennedy , as if to read the answer into the record , although he already knew it . `` Yes , '' replied Lockwood , without hesitation , though with a glance at the averted head of Inez , and choosing his words very carefully , as if trying hard not to say more than she could bear . `` Yes . I came up here to report on some financial matters which interested both of us , very late , perhaps after midnight . I was about to press the buzzer on the door when I saw that the door was slightly ajar . I opened it and found lights still burning . The rest I think you must already know . ''