She says she's come down on purpose from London to see you.

She came just after you went out first." There swept over Enid Crofton a strong, sudden premonition of evil.

She realised that for the last ten days she had been secretly dreading that this would happen to her.

She blamed herself sharply, now that it was too late, for having done nothing further to help the Pipers; but she had hoped the five pounds would have kept them quiet.
"I'll go upstairs and take off my things," she said wearily.

"Bring me a cup of tea in my bedroom--I don't want anything to eat--and then I'll come down and see this person." She forced herself to add, "I suppose it's a Mrs.Piper ?" The girl answered at once, "She didn't give her name, ma'am.