Albert, still round-eyed, demanded breathlessly: "One of the flats?" Tuppence nodded and jerked a thumb up the stairs.
Tuppence let it be known that Albert could find what he was looking for in one of the flats.
mnli hypothesis: Tuppence let it be known that Albert could find what he was looking for in one of the flats. premise: Albert, still round-eyed, demanded breathlessly: "One of the flats?" Tuppence nodded and jerked a thumb up the stairs.