Celie ?" "No, monsieur! I do not think they were in the Villa des Fleurs at all." "We know they were not," exclaimed Ricardo.

"Wethermill and I were in the rooms and we did not see them." "But perhaps you left early," objected Hanaud.
"No," said Ricardo.

"It was just ten o'clock when we reached the Majestic." "You reached your hotel at ten," Hanaud repeated.

"Did you walk straight from here ?" "Yes." "Then you left here about a quarter to ten.

And we know that Mme.
Dauvray was back at the villa soon after nine.