“Yes, he went stealthily, but I heard him feel his way by the furniture and walls.”
“And at the same time you heard a sound from Mr. Stannard?”
“Yes, a sort of gasp or groan.”
“Right. It was this, then, that attracted the attention of Mrs. Stannard and Miss Vernon, and they entered at about the same time?”
“So far as I can judge. They were both there when the lights re-appeared.”
“And in that brief instant the man had slipped past one of them and escaped.”
“That is as the vision revealed it.”
“Only one more question. Past which woman did he go?”
“I cannot say. I merely heard a quick footstep at that end of the room.”
“It couldn’t have been past Miss Vernon,” said Bobsy. “She was too near the door, according to her own account. And I don’t see how he could have passed Mrs. Stannard, as there was a low light in the Billiard Room, and she must have seen him pass.”