Mr. Carrington withdrew to find the butler.
“When did you decide to wear this costume, Mrs. Waldmere?” Nick then asked, turning to her again.
“Oh, nearly a week ago,” said Mollie. “I engaged it of Perrot about that time.”
“Who except him knew you were to wear it? Did you inform any person?”
“Only one, aside from my husband and the servants, who may have heard me discussing it with him,” said Mollie. “I told one intimate friend of mine, Clara Ringold, of Brooklyn. She and her husband were invited and intended coming, but I have not seen either of them. Something must have prevented them.”
“What costume was she to wear?”
“That of a cabaret singer. She has a beautiful voice. We confided in one another, Mr. Carter, that we might recognize each other during the evening.”
“Where were you at that time?”
“When we confided in one another?”
“Yes.”