"No," the Queen said.
"Did I lose it, and did she pick it up?"
"No," the Queen said.
"My God," Malone said again. "All right. I give up. Is this Twenty
Questions?"
"Sir Kenneth!" the Queen said. "What a way to talk to your Queen!"
Malone took another breath. "I'm sorry," he muttered. "But—"
"Yes, I know," the Queen said sympathetically. "You're upset. But you didn't give Miss Francis the notebook, and she didn't find it after you'd lost it."
"Then—" Malone stared. "She stole it. She stole it from me."
"I imagine she took it right from your jacket pocket," the Queen said. "Now, if you'd only wear proper clothing, and a proper pouch at your belt—"
"I'd be stared at," Malone said. "In court clothing."