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She leaned out of the window to watch them walk along the street . At this moment , she was fully convinced of the correctness of her mother 's assumption ; and by the thought of what might take place within the next hour , she was much disturbed . During the rest of the afternoon , she found it impossible to settle to anything ; and she wandered from one room to another , unable even to read . But it struck six , seven , eight o'clock ; it was supper-time ; and still Ephie had not come home . Mrs. Cayhill grew anxious , too , and Johanna strained her eyes , watching the dark street . At nine and at ten , she was pacing the room , and at eleven , after a messenger had been sent to Maurice 's lodging and had found no one there she buttoned on her rain-cloak , to accompany one of the servants to the police-station . `` Why did I let her go ?