She was an adept; no movement was visible, but, on the other hand, no success was obtained.

The knots had been too cunningly tied.

And then Mme.

Rossignol touched a button at her side in the leather of the carriage.
The touch turned on a tiny lamp in the roof of the carriage, and she raised a warning hand to Celia.
"Now keep very quiet." Right through the empty streets of Geneva the landau was quietly driven.

Adele had peeped from time to time under the blind.