‘No.’
‘By whom, then?’
‘I will answer no more questions.’
‘Geoffrey, I suppose?’
‘You are not polite. Do you suppose I am bound to tell you all I know?’
‘Not by any means. Only, you oughtn’t to pique a curiosity you don’t mean to satisfy.’
‘But if I’m not at liberty to say more?—All I meant to say was that, if I were you, I would get back that sword.’
‘You hint at a secret, and yet suppose I could carry off its object as I might a rusty nail, which any passer-by would be made welcome to!’
‘You might take it first, and mention the thing to Sir Giles afterwards.’
‘Why not mention it first?’