Dauvray to a terrible suspicion.

She drew on her gloves ruefully and slowly, smoothed them over her elbows, and buttoned them.

To free her hands with her fingers and wrists already hampered in gloves would not be so easy a task.

But there was no escape.

Adele Rossignol was watching her with a satiric smile.Mme.Dauvray was urging her to be quick.