14/30 And all the rest of you--which is a great comfort--are, in this respect, much the same as I am.) Sergeant Cuff went on: "Right or wrong, my lady," he said, "having drawn my conclusion, the next thing to do was to put it to the test. I suggested to your ladyship the examination of all the wardrobes in the house. It was a means of finding the article of dress which had, in all probability, made the smear; and it was a means of putting my conclusion to the test. How did it turn out? Miss Verinder alone stopped the whole proceeding by refusing point-blank. |