But I caught sight of it, and if she isn't some relative of my last mistress, may I never eat bread again." "Did Mrs.Herne seem offended when you examined her face ?" "She gave a kind of start--" "At the sight of you," said Jennings quickly.
"La, no, sir.

She never saw me before." "I'm not so sure of that," muttered the detective.

"Did you also recognize Mr.Clancy and Mr.Hale as having visited the Soho house ?" "No, sir.

I never set eyes on them before." "But as parlor-maid, you must have opened the door to--" "Just a moment, sir," said Susan quickly.

"I opened the door in the day when few people came.