"And what did you say when you took it off?"
"I do not remember my words."
Again recalling old Sally's account of this interview, Mr. Ferris asked:
"Were they these: 'I cannot. Wait till to-morrow'?"
"Yes, I believe they were."
"And when he inquired: 'Why to-morrow?' did you reply: 'A night has been known to change the whole current of one's affairs'?"
"I did."
"Miss Dare, what did you mean by those words?"
"I object!" cried Mr. Orcutt, rising. Unseen by any save himself, the prisoner had made him an eloquent gesture, slight, but peremptory.
"I think it is one I have a right to ask," urged the District Attorney.