He imagined a jury uttering the word "Guilty." Helene Vauquier saw the movement too.
"Do not condemn her too quickly, monsieur," she, said, with an impulse of remorse.

"And not upon my words.

For, as I say, I--hated her." Hanaud nodded reassuringly, and she resumed: "I was surprised, and I asked mademoiselle what she would do without her confederate.

But she laughed, and said there would be no difficulty.

That is partly why I think there was no seance held last night.