“At what time did you return to the Y. M. C. A.?”
“I did not return there,” said Mr. Phipps, in a voice so low that it was barely audible.
“You did not return to the Y. M. C. A.?”
“No. By the time that I had left Miss Dunne at her home I decided that it was too late to return to the Y. M. C. A. without rendering myself extremely conspicuous, and as I was not in the least sleepy, I decided that I would take a good walk, get a bite to eat at one of the hand-out places in the vicinity of the station, and catch the first train—the four-forty-five—to New York, where I could get a boat to Blue Bay and spend Sunday with my family.”
“You mean that you did not intend to go to bed at all?”
“I did not.”
“And you carried out this plan?”
“I did.”
“What time did you leave Miss Dunne at her home, Mr. Phipps?”
“At about quarter to one.”