"Madame Michel's, in Baker Street. I must go there. Did she sleep out?"
"No; she came home every night at half-past seven."
"Did she do so last night?"
"Yes."
"Did she not go to some place of amusement?"
"Not to my knowledge. Her father told me that before she went to bed he kissed her good-night."
"Do you know at what hour?"
"I do not."
"But presumably not early."
"Not so early as usual, I should say, because her father had some good news to communicate to her, and they would stop up late talking of it. Understand, much of what I say is presumptive."