Poor May! Her hope died away at those words. For an instant she was tempted to cast aside her disguise, to say, "I am a girl," and stand forth in her true colors. No one would believe that a girl had given a boy tobacco.
"Well," said the General, impatiently, "what have you to say for yourself?"
"That it is not true," said May.
"I told you he would deny it," said the doctor.
"It is useless to deny it; Philip has said that you did it," said the General.
"Philip has said what is not true," May said.
"Do you question Philip's word?" blustered the doctor.
"There is no question about it, sir; Philip doesn't know how to speak the truth," May replied.
"Gay," said the General, in his most decided manner, "I insist that you take back the words you have spoken to Dr. Brentwood, and that you promise to apologize to Philip."