"You told me.

The earrings of Mlle.Celie.But I should not have guessed it at the time." "Nor could I--at the time," said Hanaud.

"I kept my open mind about Helene Vauquier; but I locked the door and took the key.

Then we went and heard Vauquier's story.

The story was clever, because so much of it was obviously, indisputably true.