Albert, still round-eyed, demanded breathlessly: "One of the flats?" Tuppence nodded and jerked a thumb up the stairs.
Albert gracefully inquired the location, but she claimed not to know.
mnli hypothesis: Albert gracefully inquired the location, but she claimed not to know. premise: Albert, still round-eyed, demanded breathlessly: "One of the flats?" Tuppence nodded and jerked a thumb up the stairs.