"Not in the least."
"What did you do then?" Danner asked Pendleton.
"My first plan was to get the lighthouse keeper to help me apprehend the fellow. But as I was setting out from the house my daughter had a sudden attack..."
Danner had the grace not to look at Pen, but she was aware of his sharp spring to attention.
"And as I was obliged to go to the Island for the doctor I decided to let him help me. But when we got back the fellow had struck his tent and pushed off."
"That taken in connection with his failure to bid you good-night..." suggested Danner.
"Exactly!" said Pendleton.
Pen felt she would scream if she were obliged to listen to any more of this. Making believe to discover an errand in the kitchen, she left the room.
When she came back Danner asked with hypocritical solicitude: "Are you quite well again this morning?"
"Perfectly," said Pen.