The figure wearing a small black hood did the same thing Lex had done a few minutes ago, gingerly rummaging through chests. It was unnerving because it took longer to do the same activities, but it was still effective.
After watching for a while, Lex was sure of her identity when the lid of a chest closed over her finger, and the figure quietly exclaimed,
"Merde!" bringing her finger to her lips.
Lex was sure there was only one French woman with such boldness at court: Lady Duvignes, the wife of the French diplomat.
However, perhaps much more knowledgeable about female secrets than Lex could be, the French lady left Cordelia's chests and went looking elsewhere. After a while and facing some difficulty, in which Lex wished to leave his hiding place and go to help her, Charlotte Duvignes went to the bed and tried to lift the mattress, feeling under it, until she exclaimed,
