“Did I? I beg your pardon. I couldn’t seem to find the button myself, although I should know where it is. Had I been able to find it I’d turned on the lights for you.”
“Oh, but you didn’t know——”
“I knew you were coming.”
“You did?”
“Yes.”
“How?”
“Perhaps I heard your footsteps,” he answered evasively. “Perhaps I know the rustle of your garments. I assure you the sound to me was like the rustle of an angel’s wings.”
A shadow came to Inza’s face.
“When did you return to the city?” she asked.