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I called down to the desk, told Bert what had happened, and asked him to move me to another room I could hear him scratch his chin His voice, when it came, was papery and frail

"Gee, Miss Millhone I don’t knohat to tell you this ti"

"Bert," I said, "so to stay here"

"Well Even so I’m not sure e can do at this hour"

"Don’t tell me you don’t have another roon from here"

There was a pause "I suppose we could move you," he said skeptically "It’s awful late, but I’ht have happened, this break-in you’re referring to?"

"What difference does it lass door’s been jiet it to shut properly, let alone lock"

"Oh Well, even so Things can fool you sos have warped over the years Doors down here, some of them at any rate, you have to-"

"Could you connect me with Ann Fowler, please?"

"I believe she’s asleep I’d be happy to come up er I can understand your concern, but you’re up on the second floor there and I don’t see how anyone could get up on that balcony"

"Probably the saot up here in the first place," I said snappishly