She knew! "Madam," he replied, "I made the acquaintance of the young lady with whom I was that evening, at the boarding-house where we both lived." "What were you doing in the chemist's shop ?" she demanded.
"The young lady had been ill," he proceeded deliberately, wondering how much to tell.

"She had been taken very ill indeed.

She was just recovering when you entered." "Where is she now ?" the woman asked eagerly.

"Is she still at that boarding-house of which you spoke ?" "No," he answered.
Her fingers gripped his arm once more.
"Why do you answer me always in monosyllables?
Don't you understand that you must tell me everything that you know about her.

You must tell me where I can find her, at once." Tavernake remained silent.