She freed herself from him with a little spring, and turned to the stone buttress against which he had found her. He followed her closely, half afraid of losing her again, but she did not attempt to elude him.
"See!" she said, with a funny little chuckle. "I found this ledge."
The ledge she indicated was on a level with the parapet and not more than six inches wide. It ran square with the buttress, which on the outer side dropped sheer to the terrace.
Bunny looked and turned sick. "You never went along there!" he said.
She laughed again. "Yes, I did. It's quite easy if you slide your feet.
I'll show you."
"You'll do nothing of the sort!" He grabbed her fiercely. "What in heaven's name were you thinking of? How did you learn to do these things?"
She did not answer him. "I wanted to tease you," she said lightly. "And I did it too, didn't I? I pretended I was Andromeda when I got round the corner, but no Perseus came to save me. Only an angry dragon ramped about behind."
Bunny stared at her as if he thought her bewitched. "But you were over by that north wall once. I'll swear you were over there."
"Oh, don't swear!" she said demurely. "It's so wrong. I wasn't there really. I only sent my voice that way to frighten you."
"Good heavens!" gasped Bunny.