Thereshesat，staidandtaciturn—looking，asusual，inherbrownstuffgown，hercheckapron，Whitehandkerchief，andcap。Shewasintentonherwork，inwhichherwholethoughtsseemedabsorbed:onherhardforehead，andinhercommonplacefeatures，wasnothingeitherofthepalenessordesperationonewouldhaveexpectedtoseemarkingthecountenanceofawomanwhohadattemptedmurder，andwhoseintendedvictimhadfollowedherlastnighttoherlair，and（asI
believed），chargedherwiththecrimeshewishedtoperpetrate。I
wasamazed—confounded。Shelookedup，whileIstillgazedather:nostart，noincreaseorfailureofcolourbetrayedemotion，consciousnessofguilt，orfearofdetection。Shesaid\'Goodmorning，Miss，\'inherusualphlegmaticandbriefmanner;andtakingupanotherringandmoretape，wentonwithhersewing。
\'Iwillputhertosometest，\'thoughtI:\'suchabsoluteimpenetrabilityispastcomprehension。\'
\'Goodmorning，Grace，\'Isaid。\'Hasanythinghappenedhere？