As to the poisoner, they had heard no tidings of her whatever, only that she must have made her escape through the garden, on the sand of which her footsteps could be traced, and the door of which had been found shut.
Van de giftmengster had men niets meer vernomen. Alleen bleek het, dat zij langs den tuin was ontvlucht, daar men op het zand haar voetstappen had herkend, terwijl men de deur gesloten vond; de sleutel was nergens te vinden.