“It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find that girl,” said Miss Dana.
“Yes, those Italian girls look very much alike. She was one of medium height, as a great many women are. You are of medium height, Miss Dana, so that is a very poor clue to work upon. She had dark hair.”
“Mine is light,” remarked Miss Dana.
“I did not notice the colour of her eyes—probably black.”
“Mine are blue.”
“Her complexion was dark.”
“Well, I surely have not a dark complexion.”
“What do you mean?” asked Mr. Isburn.
“You talk as though you were, in some way, connected with this affair.”
“But I am.”