The door of the death chamber opposite was closed.
"What are you doing up here ?" he said sternly.
Thalassa did not deign to parley.

"What do you want ?" he repeated, looking steadily at the detective.
"Did you hear what I said to you ?" angrily demanded Barrant.

"Were you not told not to interfere with these rooms in any way?
You have no right up here." "More right than you have to come into a house like a thief," retorted Thalassa coldly.

"I have my work to do.

The place must be looked after, whether I'm spied on or not." "I advise you not to take that tone with me," replied the detective.