The sharp command of the Captain rang outside the door.
"Get into this room—quick—" the girl cried, pushing Socola into the adjoining room and slamming the door as Dick entered the hall.
She faced the Captain with a smile.
"It's all right, now, Dick. I thought I had discovered an important secret. It was a mistake—"
The Captain smiled.
"You don't mind my looking about the house?"
"Searching the house?"
"Just the lower floor?"
"I do mind it. How dare you suggest such a thing, sir—"