"When did it first seem to you that your presence in Paris was not due to a mistake?" Sir Robert went on.
"My maid hinted it to me while she was doing my hair before I went to bed."
"Your maid is an old and privileged servant?"
"She is far more than a servant. She is a devoted friend."
"You are sure of that?"
"Absolutely."
Sir Robert nodded to himself, and his nod sent a shiver of apprehension through the girl in the witness-box.
"The subject admits of no discussion?" he asked, and there was a suppressed eagerness in his voice.
"None," Peggy answered.
Sir Robert nodded again. "Very well," he said sotto voce. "You have told me that you were annoyed, but not seriously, at missing the train, and I suppose, Mrs. Admaston, I may add at finding yourself in Paris?"