“I lost my gloves,” she said quickly. “Did you find them?”

“No. When did you miss them?”

“I missed them immediately. I thought for a moment——” She stopped. “It was a foolish idea, but——”

“What did you think?” he asked.

“I’d rather not tell you. It is a purely personal matter.”

“You thought that Sir Gregory had taken them as a souvenir?”

Even in the half-darkness he saw her colour come and go.

“I did think that,” she said, a little stiffly.

“Then it doesn’t matter very much—about your change of clothing,” he said.

“Whatever are you talking about?”