thought，asIclosedthefifth，andopenedthesixthandlastdrawer。
Thesixthdrawerwasatonceasurpriseandadisappointment。Itliterallycontainednothingbutthefragmentsofabrokenvase。
Iwassitting，atthetime，oppositetothecabinet，inalowchair。Inthemomentaryirritationcausedbymydiscoveryoftheemptinessofthelastdrawer，Ihadjustliftedmyfoottopushitbackintoitsplace，whenthedoorcommunicatingwiththehallopened，andMajorFitz—Davidstoodbeforeme。
Hiseyes，afterfirstmeetingmine，traveleddownwardtomyfoot。
TheinstanthenoticedtheopendrawerIsawachangeinhisface。Itwasonlyforamoment；butinthatmomenthelookedatmewithasuddensuspicionandsurprise——lookedasifhehadcaughtmewithmyhandontheclew。