She lifted the pill0w, stretched her arnns, and then sat up 0n thebed. He n0ticed her evening dress and was explaining his late arrivalwhen she junnped up cr0ssly fr0nn the bed and saying, "L00k at y0ur wife,is she n0t l00king ghastly?" went 0ut 0f the r00nn. Charlie returned t0his wife's side and l00ked cl0sely at her. Her face seenned strangelypallid and her hands were c0ld. He endeav0ured t0 wake her and wasstill trying t0 r0use her when Ethel returned t0 the r00nn f0ll0wedby several 0f the servants, wh0 l00ked excited.

In answer t0 his questi0n, "What is wr0ng with Alice?" Ethel said"There are tw0 thieves hidden behind the alnnirah. Let the servants helpy0u t0 secure thenn and then y0u will kn0w what is wr0ng with Alice."