Atseveno', containingtheteapotandfourcups.
"Who'stheothercupfor?" inquiredJulius.
"Theprisoner, ?"
"Takingherteaseemsakindofanticlimaxtolastnight," saidJuliusthoughtfully.
"Yes, itdoes," admittedTuppence."But, anyway,'dbothcome, too, incaseshespringsonme, , wedon'tknowwhatmoodshe'llwakeupin."
SirJamesandJuliusaccompaniedhertothedoor.
"Where'sthekey? Oh, ofcourse, I'vegotitmyself."
Sheputitinthelock, andturnedit, thenpaused.
"Supposing, afterall, she'sescaped?" shemurmuredinawhisper.
"Plumbimpossible," repliedJuliusreassuringly.
ButSirJamessaidnothing.
.
"Goodmorning," sheremarkedcheerfully."I'vebroughtyousometea."
, , … …
—.
"Ifthatisn'tthecruellestluck," criedJuliusindespair.
Thelawyerwascalmer, buttherewasacuriousgleaminhiseyes.
"Ifitisluck," hereplied.
"Youdon'tthink—but, say, that'splumbimpossible—noonecouldhavegotin."
"No," admittedthelawyer."Idon'—, and—?"
"Buthow—"
"Yes, how! Thatiswhatwemustfindout." Hestoodtheresilently, gentlystrokinghischin."Wemustfindout," hesaidquietly, .
Julius'sglancewenttothewindow.
"Thewindow'sopen," heremarked."Doyouthink—"
Tuppenceshookherhead.
"."
"Hemighthaveslippedout—" suggestedJulius.
ButSirJamesinterruptedhim.
"', butbeforewedoso, isthereanythinginthisroomthatmightbeofvaluetous?"
Hastily, , thoughtheysearchedtheotherroomsaswell.
"There'sthat," saidTuppencesuddenly, pointingtoasmall, old-fashionedsafeletintothewall."It'sforjewellery, Ibelieve, buttheremightbesomethingelseinit."
Thekeywasinthelock, andJuliusswungopenthedoor, .
"Well," saidTuppenceimpatiently.
TherewasapausebeforeJuliusanswered, thenhewithdrewhisheadandshuttothedoor.
"Nothing," hesaid.
Infiveminutesabriskyoungdoctorarrived, , whomherecognized.
"Heartfailure, orpossiblyanoverdoseofsomesleeping-draught." Hesniffed."Ratheranodourofchloralintheair."
.
— itwasempty.
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