"Were there many other people in the room?"
"Very few."
"Did you take notice of any one?"
"I noticed a little girl. She was bigger than I am, but not much. I thought I should like to play with her. She had a blue balloon, and she let it fly out of the window and broke it."
"Did you notice nobody else?"
"Only one other person—a gentleman who wore dark spectacles."
"What made you observe him in particular?"
"His spectacles were so curious, and he looked at my aunt."
"What do you mean when you say that he looked at your aunt? Did he look as if he knew her?"
"I don't know. He stood just inside the doorway, as if he was hiding behind the door, looking at my aunt and Monsieur de Maucroix."