“We had just decided you’d been kidnapped.”
“Nothing like that,” answered Theodore, “I’ve been in the country.... Sit down, Jordan; no use standing up!” And Theodore seated himself on the grass. 222
“It’s been a fine day,” he went on boyishly, scarcely knowing what to say.
“Lovely,” agreed Molly, and Jordan supplemented this by asking:
“Have a—pleasant ride?”
“Yes, delightful! One doesn’t realize how murky the city is until he goes in the country for a day.”
After a time, during which he looked up through the enfolding green of the trees, he proceeded calmly,
“I took Miss Grandoken on a picnic.”
Morse’s sudden glance at Molly warned her to control herself.
“She’s an odd child,” continued Theodore, “but, then, all geniuses are. I don’t know when I’ve so thoroughly enjoyed myself.”