But it swept Ricardo's thoughts back of a sudden to the concert-hall at Leamington and the apparatus of a spiritualistic show.

After all, he reflected triumphantly, Hanaud had not noticed everything, and as he made the reflection Hanaud's voice broke in to corroborate him.
"We have seen everything here; let us go upstairs," he said.

"We will first visit the room of Mlle.Celie.Then we will question the maid, Helene Vauquier." The four men, followed by Perrichet, passed out by the door into the hall and mounted the stairs.

Celia's room was in the southwest angle of the villa, a bright and airy room, of which one window overlooked the road, and two others, between which stood the dressing-table, the garden.

Behind the room a door led into a little white-tiled bathroom.
Some towels were tumbled upon the floor beside the bath.