"I feel like an unfaithful knight," he said, as he entered. "I deserve to be dismissed without a word."
"Because you slept? It was not your fault. I fear I have left you little time for rest."
"Why did n't you tell them to break down the doors—to get me!"
Her face clouded for a moment.
She saw how chagrined he still felt.
"Don't blame yourself," she pleaded. "It's all over anyway and you 've done everything possible. You 've been very thoughtful."
"I was a fool to leave you here. I should have stayed."
"That was impossible."
Donaldson marveled that she could pass off the whole episode so generously. He refrained from questioning her further as to what had happened. It was unnecessary, for he knew well enough.
"Let us choose a pleasanter subject," she said. "Tell me how you became a great hero."