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For a while Iza sat gazing into the fire. She was not blind to the desperate nature of the situation. At the same time she decided that nothing could be done in a hurry. A false step might mean the ruin of Gerald Rashleigh's carefully-laid plans. Yet delay was dangerous in the extreme. Gradually a plan began to shape itself in Iza's mind. There could be no holding back now.
"I must manage to get out of the house," she said to herself. "In ordinary circumstances this would be easy, but it is possible he may have detected my ruse. This thing will have to be carefully worked."