Kitty drew her brows together and was about to speak, when Meg held up her doll for inspection.
"Look at the locket," she said triumphantly; "it's like Bliggings's locket--all gold."
Kitty smiled, and touched the so-called locket, which was in reality part of a gold sleeve-link, and was tied round the neck of the doll with a bit of cotton.
"Who gave you this?" she said. "Bliggings?"
"No; Meg found it herself, here, after the man had got out of the window."
Eugénie gave a cry, and started up, but Kitty in a moment had seized the doll, and wrenched off the gold link which Meg called the locket.
"When did you find this, Meg?" she asked the child in a tone of suppressed excitement.
"After the man went out of the window," said Meg proudly.
"In the dark?" asked her mother.
"No, when Meg was dressed, and the sun was shining," said Meg, trying to get back the locket.