Then she whipped her hand from his sleeve and drew a pace away from him. Carefully she measured him with a glance which rested longest upon the monogramed tie.
"Now I wish to know exactly what this means," she said sharply.
"It means just what happened," he answered, smiling.
She shook her head. She knew better than that, and she feared even more.
"Is this what you meant—in that note?"
"You mean where I said, 'Just wait'?"
"Yes."
"No, indeed; this is just a sort of extra, thrown in. When I said, 'Just wait' I meant it. Time's not up yet—just wait."
He grinned.
"Then I demand that you explain what it does mean."