51340 The smoke and shouting was enough to shake nerves of steel.
51341 She responded beautifully.
51342 The photograph is in a recess behind a sliding panel just above the right bell-pull.
51343 She was there in an instant, and I caught a glimpse of it as she half drew it out.
51344 When I cried out that it was a false alarm, she replaced it, glanced at the rocket, rushed from the room, and I have not seen her since.
51345 I rose, and, making my excuses, escaped from the house.
51346 I hesitated whether to attempt to secure the photograph at once; but the coachman had come in, and as he was watching me narrowly, it seemed safer to wait.
51347 A little over-precipitance may ruin all.'
51348 'And now?' I asked.
51349 'Our quest is practically finished.
51350 I shall call with the King to-morrow, and with you, if you care to come with us.
51351 We will be shown into the sitting-room to wait for the lady, but it is probable that when she comes she may find neither us nor the photograph.
51352 It might be a satisfaction to His Majesty to regain it with his own hands.'