"
"I see. Did you think it was in the house?"
"Oh, no."
"In the garden?"
"I really could not say, but I think that it was farther away than
that."
"And what did you do?"
"I rang the bell for Ah Tsong."
"Did he come immediately?"
"Almost immediately."
"He was dressed, then?"
"No, I don't think he was. He had quickly put on an overcoat. He
usually answers at once, when I ring for him, you see."
"I see. What did you do then?"
"Well, I was frightened, you understand, and I told him to find out if
all was well with my husband. He came back and told me that Colin was
writing. But the sound had alarmed me very much."
"Oh, and now perhaps _you_ will tell me, Mrs. Camber, when and where
your husband first met Colonel Menendez?"
Every vestige of colour fled from the girl's face.
"So far as I know--they never met," she replied, haltingly.
"Could you swear to that?"
"Yes."
I think that hitherto she had not fully realized the nature of the
situation; but now something in the Inspector's voice, or perhaps in
our glances, told her the truth. She moved to where Colin Camber was
sitting, looking down at him questioningly, pitifully.
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