"Why?"
"Don't evade—please. You know what I mean. I was lying drunk in the gutter. This man picked me up and put me here. Why?"
"Perhaps you are more important to humanity than you realize."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because Mr. Clifford concerns himself with humanity."
Lee felt a quick exasperation. Daphne seemed perfectly willing to answer any question he asked, but her answers were about as enlightening as midnight in a dark closet. He sought a different tack. "Tell me about these Great Ones."
"I'm afraid I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because I know so little about hem."
"They don't tell you much, then?"