He wondered a little what impelled her to state this fact so defiantly, as if it had been called in question. It cheered him though, for certainly the man they had been following was not an American. So they could not be close relatives.
"I'm so glad it was you!" she went on.
"So am I!" he said smiling.
"A person like you can understand."
"But I understand nothing."
"Ah, don't ask me!" she said with a painful air. "I can't explain. It's a family affair!"
That put Greg back where he had started from. He was silenced but not satisfied.
"Suppose I need you again?" she asked. "Would you be willing——?"
"Try me!"
"How can I get you?"