"Yes; one who walked as if her shoes were tight." "When ?" "Oh a little while after the gentleman asked his questions." "Was she dressed in brown ?" That he didn't know.

He didn't look at ladies' dresses unless they were something special.
"But she walked lame and she came from Room 3 ?" Yes.

He remembered that much.
Gerridge, with a nod to the manager, stepped into the open compartment of the whirling door.

"I'm off," said he.

"Expect to hear from me in two hours." At twenty minutes to ten Mr.Ransom was called up on the telephone.
"One question, Mr.Ransom." "Hello, who are you ?" "Gerridge." "All right, go ahead." "Did you see the face of the woman you spoke to in Room No.