"Yes, ma'am."
"But you really don't know when?"
"No, ma'am."
"Then you told a fib."
The Vandal smiled and nodded. "Yes, ma'am."
"But that is wrong, you know. You should always tell the truth."
"Yes, ma'am. But I thought it would be good to have you come in, and sit."
Miss Clement almost frowned and smiled in one expression. "But you did wrong. Doesn't your mother punish you for telling such fibs?"
"No, ma'am."