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"They are not here."
Her voice was almost hard, almost rebuking. She was still standing in
the door-space.
"I will go back and look again, Signora."
"Si," she said.
She turned back into the room. Artois held out his hand to Gaspare:
"Signore?"
Gaspare looked surprised, hesitating, then moved. He took the out-
stretched hand, grasped it violently, and went away.
Artois shut the sitting-room door and went towards Hermione.
"You are staying?" she said.
By her intonation he could not tell whether she was glad or almost
angrily astonished.
"They may come here immediately," he said. "I wish to see Panacci--
when he comes."
She looked at him quickly.
"It must be an accident," she said. "I can't--I won't believe that--no
one could hurt Vere."
He said nothing.
"No one could hurt Vere," she repeated.
He went out on to the balcony and stood there for two or three
minutes, looking down at the sea and at the empty road. She did not
follow him, but sat down upon the sofa near the writing-table.


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