"You put his message in your slipper ?" She nodded.

"Yes," she said, "in the toe of it.

There was barely chance to do that.

You see, our skirts are full and wide; there are curtains in the East Room; there was wine by this time; there was music; so I effected that much.

But when you took the slipper, you took Van Zandt's note! You had it.