They all looked around. The spot where he had been standing was empty. The Professor had gone.
Chapter XVI
JUSTICE CHEATED
The first shock was over. Craig’s body had been removed, and the girls had taken Mary, half stunned with grief, to their room. French and Quest were left alone.
“This is some disappointment,” the former remarked gloomily.
“It is a disappointment,” Quest said slowly, “which may clear the way to bigger things.”
“What’s in your mind now?” French enquired.
Quest shook his head.
“A turmoil. First of all, where is the Professor?”