The rest of them being sent back to their places downstairs, Penelope was then summoned, and examined separately a second time.
My daughter's little outbreak of temper in the "boudoir," and her readiness to think herself suspected, appeared to have produced an unfavourable impression on Superintendent Seegrave.

It seemed also to dwell a little on his mind, that she had been the last person who saw the Diamond at night.

When the second questioning was over, my girl came back to me in a frenzy.

There was no doubt of it any longer--the police-officer had almost as good as told her she was the thief! I could scarcely believe him (taking Mr.Franklin's view) to be quite such an ass as that.

But, though he said nothing, the eye with which he looked at my daughter was not a very pleasant eye to see.