"And if there's no one here now?"
"She must have got away."
"Yes, I think I could have worked that out for myself."
"What d'you mean?"
"What are you going to do if you find no one?"
"If there's no woman now, the woman who got away was Miss Davenant. If Aintree has been harbouring Miss Davenant...." He paused delicately.
"Well?"
"I'm afraid he'll have some difficulty in persuading a judge not to sentence him to a considerable term of imprisonment."
"You'll have him arrested?"
"That is one of the regrettable but necessary preliminaries. I shan't do anything."