"To my knowledge—no!"
"You have never spoken to him before?"
"Never!"
She drew a little sigh.
"Your defence of him then," she said, "was simply accidental?"
"Entirely!" I answered.
"Has he communicated with you since?"
"Not in any way," I assured her.
She drew a little away from me. Her eyes were still fixed eagerly upon my face.
"Are you inclined to believe in me—to believe what I say?" she asked.