There were no signs of a struggle in the garden, nor had there been the slightest noise to attract the attention of the waiting maid.

It was not impossible, after all, that she had slipped away of her own accord, possessed of a sudden whim or impulse.
The new man-servant, suspected by the Countess herself, passed through the examination creditably.

Tullis, of course, had not yet told Dangloss of the Countess's own suspicions concerning this man.

They were a part of their joint secret.

The American felt sure, however, that this man knew more of the night's work than he had told.