"About us," corrected the colonel.
"He asked me nothing about you, nothing about your habits or your methods or about any of our funny business. I'll swear it," she said.
"You're not going to believe that, are you, colonel?" demanded Pinto. "You can see that she is lying and that she's double-crossing you?"
"She's neither lying nor double-crossing us." It was Crewe who spoke. "I don't know what you think about it, colonel, but I am convinced that Lollie is speaking the truth."
"You!" Pinto laughed loudly. "I think you're in a state of mind when you'd believe anything Lollie said. And anyway you're probably in with her."
"You're a liar," said Crewe, so quietly that none suspected the surprising thing that would follow, for of a sudden his fist shot out and caught Pinto under the jaw, sending him sprawling to the floor.
The colonel was instantly on his feet, his hand outspread.
"That's enough, Crewe," he said harshly. "I'll have none of that!"
Pinto picked himself up, his face livid.