"No."
"Are you sure of that?"
There was a pause. The gates of Lydia's memory had suddenly opened. The telephone call, which had made no impression at the time because she had not taken in that it was from O'Bannon, suddenly came back to her. She tried hastily to see its bearing on her case, but he gave her no time.
"Answer my question, please. Will you swear there was no telephone call to your knowledge?"
"No, I cannot."
"In fact there was a telephone call?"
"Yes."
"It was during that telephone call that the engagement was made?"
"I cannot say—I do not know."
"How long did you stay after that telephone?"