东方男人询问其他几名参与推理的参观者，英国男人先询问顾星乔和宋七梧，“please answer the same question（同样的问题，请你们回答。）”
“when we heard the waiter say the pipe was stolen， my wife and i were about to leave， but he stopped us and told us it was stolen five minutes ago， so we left at 10:20， and at 10:15 my wife and i were taking pictures and saying whisper（当我们听到侍者先生说烟斗失窃的时候，我和我的太太正准备离开，不过他拦下了我们，他告诉我们五分钟前失窃了，所以我们离开的时间是十点二十分，而十点十五分的时候我和我的太太拍完照片正在说……悄悄话。）”
“whisper can anyone prove it for you（悄悄话？有人能为你们证明吗？）”英国男人失笑，然后接着问。
顾星乔耸耸肩，“i dont know i only have my wife in my eyes i dont notice if anyone is looking at us and proving it to us（这我就不知道了，我的眼里只有我的太太，没注意是否有人在看我们，并且为我们证明。）”
英国男人把两人打量了一遍，说了句题外话，“it looks like you love your wife very much（看样子，你很爱你的太太。）”
顾星乔：“sure（当然）”
“but you still have suspicion（可你们还是有嫌疑。）”英国男人话锋一转。
“it doesnt matter if you cant find thieves， my wife and i will find him to clean up our suspicions（没关系，如果你找不到盗窃者，我和我太太会找到他，为我们洗脱嫌疑。）”
“i hope so（但愿如此。）”
这时候，东方男子已经询问完其他几名参与推理的参观者，英国男人又转而询问东方男子，他说，“you and they are both asians， and i think you are a person who likes challenges and adventures（你和他们两一样是亚洲人，不过我认为你是一个喜欢挑战和冒险的人。）”
东方男子：“thank you， but you should ask me（谢谢，不过你该询问我了。）”
“ok，then， please tell me where you were and what you did when the theft happened（是，那么请你说说盗窃发生的时候你在哪里？做什么？）”
“im talked to a waiter she can testify for me（我正在和一名侍者交谈，她可以为我作证。）”东方男子指了指其中一名女侍者。