Take the following as truth: It had occurred to me as probable that, after Miss Cowley flung it on the floor, certain words might have been erased and altered with the express intention of setting searchers on a false trail." Carter nodded.
Then the following statement: "It had occurred to me as probable that, after miss Cowley flung it on the floor, a number of words had been erased. " is true, false, or inconclusive?