"Well, call it a matter of vanity," he said.
"In what way?"
"You excited my curiosity—you were a little too clever in our last interview."
"So you kept on with your investigations?"
"Yes."
"Successful?" she said lightly.
"Very."
"Indeed? Do you know who took the ring?"
"The first time? No."
She stopped, looked at him intently, and said: