Dear me, how silly we all are!" Then she became quite maternal.
"A pretty little woman like you! Can it be possible?
One may tell you everything now, I suppose.

Well! You recollect when I passed under your window, I already had my suspicions.

Just fancy, last night, when Adele came home, I heard a man's footsteps with hers.

So I thought I would see who it was.

I looked up the staircase.