Indeed, these two were not merely close together, they were close to the gravel of the drive and on the very border of the grass.
Hanaud looked at the marks thoughtfully.

Then he turned to the Commissaire.
"Are there any shoes in the house which fit those marks ?" "Yes.

We have tried the shoes of all the women--Celie Harland, the maid, and even Mme.Dauvray.The only ones which fit at all are those taken from Celie Harland's bedroom." He called to an officer standing in the drive, and a pair of grey suede shoes were brought to him from the hall.
"See, M.Hanaud, it is a pretty little foot which made those clear impressions," he said, with a smile; "a foot arched and slender.

Mme.
Dauvray's foot is short and square, the maid's broad and flat.

Neither Mme.