"Oh, very well, thank you. I did not know there was any one in here or I should have waited outside. But as it is only you I do not mind."
She resented the presence of this man in the place, and she took a seat, turning her back to him. Millar, not in the least disturbed, said:
"Karl got in very late this morning."
"I assume that he did; it was very late when the ball ended."
"Still, I think he would be very much pleased to know that you are here. Will you permit me to acquaint him of the pleasure that awaits him?"
"Thank you, no; I will wait for him here. This is an interesting room. I have never been here before."
"I know that," Millar said.
"How do you know it?" Elsa demanded with spirit.
"Oh, Heinrich told me. A lady may come here secretly every day, but when she comes the first time it cannot be secret, even to Heinrich."
"I wish I had not come alone," Elsa declared.