"Ah! so the young woman came, did she? A tall, dark girl, with a wide-awake look?"
"Yes, monsieur; that describes her."
"What time did she come?"
"About half-past eight."
"And she asked if Monsieur—the author whose name I gave you—lived here?"
"Yes, monsieur."
"And you answered?"
"I answered yes, as you told me to. I told her that you lived on the second floor, but that you had gone out."
"And then?"
"Then she said she'd come about noon to-morrow, and told me to tell you."