“I knew that already.”
“Yes, I knew that you would.”
“But how did you find out?”
“Maggie told me.”
“Maggie!”
“She came down to see me, told me what had just happened at her place, told me about Barney hurrying away to slip the news to that Gavegan, and begged me to warn you at once. She was terribly nervous and wrought up.”
“Maggie did that!” he breathed. His heart leaped at her unexpected concern for him. “Maggie did that!” And then: “There wasn't any need; she should have known that I would know.”
“It was rather foolish in a way—but Maggie was too excited to use cool reason.”
His grandmother did not speak for a moment. “Her losing her head and coming shows that she cares for you, Larry.”
He could make no response. This was indeed the clearest evidence Maggie had yet given that possibly she might care.