\"Then?\"
\"After a while, an hour maybe, she sent for me back again.\"
\"You found her changed then?\"
Mary looked at Mme. Storey in a startled way. \"Y-yes, Madame,\" she faltered. \"Her cheeks were red. She was nervous. She tried to hide it.\"
\"Where was the letter then?\"
\"It wasn't anywhere about. It was never seen again.\"
\"Was there a fireplace in the room?\"
Mary looked frightened again. \"Y-yes, Madame.\"
\"Then?\"
\"After a while, an hour maybe, she sent for me back again.\"
\"You found her changed then?\"
Mary looked at Mme. Storey in a startled way. \"Y-yes, Madame,\" she faltered. \"Her cheeks were red. She was nervous. She tried to hide it.\"
\"Where was the letter then?\"
\"It wasn't anywhere about. It was never seen again.\"
\"Was there a fireplace in the room?\"
Mary looked frightened again. \"Y-yes, Madame.\"
