Question

Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?

Answer 1

It becomes increasingly probable before the story concludes that the woman was not who Horace Danby perceived her to be. Her remarkable composure upon encountering Horace was noteworthy. The suspicion intensified when, instead of summoning the police, she instructed Horace to force open the safe and retrieve the jewels. This action, coupled with the implausibility of her forgetting the safe's combination, made it clear that the lady was not the individual Horace believed her to be by the story's end.