_The retreat in which_ CINDERELLA _is to be found two months later has been described to us by our policeman with becoming awe. It seems to be a very pleasant house near the sea, and possibly in pre-war days people were at ease in it. None of that, says the policeman emphatically, with_ DR. BODIE _in charge. He could wink discreetly at_ DR. BODIE _in absence, but was prepared to say on oath that no one ever winked at her when she was present. In the old days he had been more than a passive observer of the suffragette in action, had even been bitten by them in the way of business; had not then gone into the question of their suitability for the vote, but liked the pluck of them; had no objection to his feelings on the woman movement being summed up in this way, that he had vaguely disapproved of their object, but had admired their methods. After knowing_ DR. BODIE _he must admit that his views about their object had undergone a change; was now a whole-hearted supporter, felt in his bones that_ DR. BODIE _was born to command: astonishing thing about her that she did it so natural-like. She was not in the least mannish or bullying; she was a very ladylike sort of person, a bit careful about the doing of her hair, and the set of her hat, and she had a soft voice, though what you might call an arbitrary manner. Very noticeable the way she fixed you with her steely eye. In appearance she was very like her room at the retreat, or the room was very like her; everything in cruel good order, as you might say; an extraordinarily decorous writing table near the centre, the sort of table against which you instinctively stood and waited to make your deposition; the friendliest thing in the room (to a policeman) was the book-cases with wire doors, because the books looked through the wires at you in a homely way like prisoners. It was a sunny room at times, but this did not take away from its likeness to the doctor, who could also smile on occasion._ _Into this room_ MR. BODIE _is shown on a summer afternoon by a maid with no nonsense about her in working hours._ MAID (_who knows that male visitors should be impressed at once_). This way, sir; I shall see whether Dr. Bodie is disengaged. BODIE (_doggedly_). _Miss_ Bodie. MAID (_with firm sweetness_). Dr. Bodie, sir. What name shall I say? BODIE (_wincing_). Mr. Bodie. Her brother. MAID (_unmoved_). I shall tell Dr. Bodie, sir. BODIE (_a fighter to the last_). Miss Bodie. MAID. Dr. Bodie, sir.