He inclined his head a second time: "Sorry to disturb you—"
"But I don't understand—"
"Unfortunately," he proceeded smoothly, "I forgot something when I went out, and had to come back for it."
"But—but—"
"Yes?"
Suddenly her eyes, for the first time detached from his, swept the room with a glance of wild dismay.
"This room," she breathed—"I don't know it—"
"It is mine."
"Yours! But—"
"That is how I happened to—interrupt you."