“Because of the voices,” replied Lord Ransome, “and also, because through a crack in the side of the ottoman, she had a view of the greater part of the room and could only see four pairs of legs. The men, too, were close near her, but the sound of their voices was muffled, because, of course, the lid of the ottoman was shut down.”
“How did she breathe?” asked Larose, as if determined to verify the story as it went along.
“There was no side to the ottoman, where it touched the wall,” replied Lord Ransome. He nodded. “You can rest assured the girl's tale has been tested in every way. Well, as she heard the men talking, she distinctly caught the names of two persons they were speaking about, Lord Burkington's and Anthony Clutterbuck's, also she heard them mention various public buildings, i
