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Dr. Talbot followed her , however , and searched her wardrobe and bureau drawers . He found nothing . When he returned to the parlor he locked the cupboard where he kept his hospitable stores and put the key in his pocket . But he did not go out , and toward midnight he heard her moving restlessly about her room . She invited him eagerly to enter when he tapped . `` I 'm nervous , horribly nervous , '' she said . `` Give me some more cognac -- anything . ''