"You first saw her in company with Davlin?"
"No, sir; she came to his rooms when I had been there but a few days, and ordered me about like a countess. I didn't know the ropes then, but she made me know my duty soon enough," dryly.
"Evidently, then, she and your master were friends of long standing, even at that time?"
"Yes, sir."
"You used to hear them talk often, I suppose?"
"I used to hear parts of their talks. They seemed not to care to have even so much of a machine as I, hear them at all times."
"Now, will you try and recall some of these fragments of talk? Think if you heard them speak of their travels, together or separately; and if you can recall the names of any persons or places they have mentioned."
Henry pondered. "I think," he said, after a time, "that they have been in Europe together. In fact, I am sure of it."
Doctor Vaughan started. "Oh! that is to the point. You don't recall any time mentioned?"
"No, sir. They used to talk of luck with the cards, and sometimes spoke of operas or plays, and almost always disagreed. Sometimes I would hear him describing men to her, and she seemed to be getting ready for a part in some 'game' that he was trying to play."