“But why should Madame Barras destroy notes of the Bank of England?”
“I imagine,” he answered, “that they were some which she had, by chance,
failed to give you for exchange.”
“But why should she destroy them?” I went on.
“I conclude,” he drawled, “that she was not wholly certain that she
would escape.”
“Escape!” I cried. “You have been assuring me all along that Madame
Barras is making no effort to escape.”
“Oh, no,” he replied, “she is making every effort.”