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A, and very softly moved back to his place
by Germaine's side. No one in the room observed the movement, not even
Guerchard: he was watching Sonia too intently. Sonia found the key, and
held it out to Guerchard. He shook
his head and said: "There is no reason to search your bag--none
whatever. Have you any other luggage?" She shrank back a little from his
piercing eyes, almost as if their gaze scared her. "Yes, my trunk ...
it's upstairs in my bedroom too ... open." She spoke in a faltering
voice, and her troubled eyes could not meet those of the detective. "You
were going out, I think," said Guerchard gently. "I was asking
leave to go out. There is some shopping that must be done," said Sonia.
"You do
not see any reason why Mademoiselle Kritchnoff should not go out, M.
Formery, do you?"

said Guerchard. "Oh, no, none whatever; of course she can go out," said
M. Formery. Sonia

turned round to go. "One moment," said Guerchard, coming for-ward.
"You've only got that wrist-bag with you?" "Yes," said Sonia. "I have my
money and my handkerchief
in it." And she

held it out to him. Guerchard's keen eyes darted into it; and he
muttered, "No point in looking in that. I don't suppose any one would
have had the audacity--" and he stopped. Sonia made a couple of steps
toward the door, turned, hesitated,
came back to the couch, and picked up her cloak. There was a sudden
gleam in Gu