Of course, he could have freed himself by the use of a little force, but such a thing was not to be thought of. Everything conspired to keep him when his duty called him away, he thought quickly.
“There isn’t any other time,” said Caroline, “it is to-night. We are going to have a Starvation party.”
“Good Heavens!” exclaimed Thorne; “another!”
“Yes, we are.”
“I can’t see how it concerns me.”
“It is going to be over at our house, and we expect you in half an hour.”
“I shouldn’t think you would want to play at this time.”
“We are not going to play. We are going to make bandages and sandbags and——”
“You won’t need me.”
“Yes, you can tell us the best way to——”