"Oh, I suppose you hid away. What did he want, I wonder?"
"He was after some tools."
"Tools! There are none here, any more."
"But there were."
"What kind of tools?"
I hesitated again. Should I tell Dick the secret? Perhaps he might give me some timely assistance.
"Will you promise to keep silent if I tell?"
"Why, what do you mean, Roger?"
"It is very important."
"All right. Fire away."