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“Chief Inspector,” she said, “tell me: do you thinkwell” She paused, biting her lip, and then went on in an even lower voice, “Will you be able to find who did it?”
Carmichael was unexpectedly touched. “Im sure we will, Mrs. Berowne,” he said, carried away by the moment, although in fact he was not sure of anything of the kind. Bethancourt, viewing this tableau with a neutral eye, had a sudden moment of doubt as to her guilt. He glanced at Gibbons to see what he thought, but his friend did not look his way; his attention was fixed on Annette Berowne.