"Oh! But even so, you live somewhere, don't you?"
"I do; but they don't miss me there, if that's what you want to know."
"I was only afraid," he said, apologetically, "that you were giving me too much of your time."
"I've nothing else to do with it. I shall be only too glad if I can help you to escape."
"Why? Why should you care about me?"
"I don't," she said, simply; "at least, I don't know that I do."
"Oh, then you're helping me just—on general principles?"
"Quite so."
"Well," he smiled, "mayn't I ask why, again?"
"Because I don't like the law."