There was one small point of interest which I will take first: her statement that Adele was the Christian name of the woman with the red hair, that the old woman who was the servant in that house in the suburb of Geneva called her Adele, just simply Adele.

That interested me, for Helene Vauquier had called her Adele too when she was describing to us the unknown visitor.

'Adele' was what Mme.

Dauvray called her." "Yes," said Ricardo.

"Helene Vauquier made a slip there.