“No. I didn’t want to bother,” the detective replied.
“Didn’t want to bother!”
“He is kidding you,” said Paul. “The man looks so much like Mr. Wilson that he couldn’t believe his own eyes. Well, he closed them for a second, and when he opened them again, the man was gone.”
“Just like a detective!” cried Ken.
“What do you mean?” asked Walters.
“To close your eyes to things.”
For several seconds there was silence, then Walters burst out laughing. “That’s a good one,” he cried, “I’ll have to remember it.”
“Well, what are we going to do now?” asked Ken.
Paul shrugged his shoulders and didn’t answer. For a short while they rode along in silence. Suddenly, both Ken and Paul cried simultaneously, “Look!”