"And you can't find her?"
"Not a sign of her."
"Have you been through the north wing?"
"Yes, all over it. I have been in every room in the house, boy. Nance isn't there. You heard nothing in the night, did you?"
"Nothing."
"When did you go to sleep?"
"Perhaps about half-past three. Come to think of it, I awoke at four with a start, for I heard a sleigh on the Port Road. After that I went to bed."
"The sleigh hadn't been at the Inn?"
"It couldn't have been—I'd have heard of it if it had; you see it woke me up just going along the road."
"I don't suppose we need worry. But it is queer—none of the servants have seen her since last night."