"It is the first thing one would do in England if a friend suddenly disappeared--in fact, the police are always looking for people who have gone away in a mysterious manner.

You see, I can't help being afraid, Count Paul"-- she lowered her voice--"that Anna has met with some dreadful accident.

She hasn't a friend in Paris! Suppose she is lying now in some hospital, unable to make herself understood?
I only wish that I had a photograph of Anna that I could take to them." "Well, there is a possibility that this may be so.

But remember it is even more probable that Madame Wolsky is quite well, and that she will be annoyed at your taking any such step to find her." "Yes," said Sylvia, slowly.

"I know that is quite possible.