The man’s grin was exasperating, but Bob steeled himself to keep his temper.
“You got out of there the other day some other way and not through the door and I reckon you couldn’t very well go through solid rock,” he said.
“I congratulate you on your reasoning.”
“Never mind about the congratulations. I want you to tell me where my brother is and I want you to do it quick.”
“But suppose you’re asking the impossible?”
“You mean you don’t know where he is?”
“Exactly.”
“I don’t believe it.”
“And I didn’t expect you would, but you can’t very well blame me for that. I mean that you don’t believe me.”
“Will you tell me how you got out of the cave the other day?”