This done, I sat at the bedroom window all day long, and watched the spot where the dreadful secret lay.

What secrets lay between those two pages that he had yet to explore?

The secret of Gershen's success so far lay in always staying one step ahead.

The secret of his success lay to a great extent in the very advanced mathematics that he brought to the subject.

The secrets of three hundred years lay scattered at her feet, and only death's presence had given them away.

More specifically, to what secrets lay between those two little ears of hers.

What secrets, she asked herself, lay hidden behind the screen of his eyes?

In the cottage lay the secret which was casting a shadow over my life.

The real secret to my black father and white mother's relationship lay in their agreement that race was an issue.

In alcohol lay the secret of this man's trouble.