"Have you come to tell me that you give up the search as hopeless ?" "Not at all," she replied with decision.

"I told you in my letter that I had discovered the probable position of the hiding-place, and told you of the difficulties there were in making a thorough search for it owing to the room being always kept locked.

I have come now to ask you to get a key made from this," and she produced the wax.

"It would be suspicious if I were to go to a locksmith here and ask for such a thing; he would think at once that I was a servant who wanted to rob my mistress.

But of course it will be different with you.