"I wanted to tell you that amongst all these things there is nothing that establishes the woman's identity--I mean in the way of papers or anything of that sort.

There were no letters in this case--not a scrap of paper.

There is money in that purse--two or three pounds in gold, some silver.

There is her watch--a good gold watch--and there are two or three rings she was wearing.

Now we have only made a superficial examination of all these personal belongings--can you, as her mistress, suggest if she was likely to hide anything in her clothing, and if so, in what article?
You might save us some trouble, Miss Lennard." Allerdyke, who was more interested in Celia than in what was going on, saw a sudden gleam come into her eyes--her feminine spirit of curiosity was aroused.