In the very instant when I had perceived the displacement of the left eye, complete recognition had come upon me.

When I had stood facing the woman, the brief glance at her face had conveyed to me something dimly reminiscent of which I had been but half conscious and had instantly forgotten.

But the sight of that characteristic squint had at once revived and explained it.

That the woman was Mrs.Schallibaum I now felt no doubt whatever.
Nevertheless, the whole affair was profoundly mysterious.

As to the change in the woman's appearance, there was little in that.