Sir Hilton started.
“ ‘Why?’ ”
“Yes. Why?”
“Well—er—because, I suppose, I felt——”
“Was it in the hope that it would appear on the day Dick’s case came on?”
“Good Heavens, Elizabeth! What——”
“Cut it out,” said the girl, quietly. “I know. And so do Madge and Harry. We all three know. And so do you. And I’ll tell you another thing we know—we three. We know Dick wasn’t drunk.”
“Right!” cried the Fairies in a breath.
“And so do you,” said Elizabeth, rising.
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said Shutter. “If I like to——”