<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishNilikuwa na wazo kwamba baada ya Miss Cowley kuitupa ardhini, maneno fulani yangeweza kuondolewa na kubadilishwa kwa nia ya kuwaongoza watu kwenye njia isiyo sahihi, Carter alisema.  <response>: 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. 