"That, however, is neither here nor there," she continued, "since I did not recognise you. It was——"
"Preposterous?" he suggested.
"Yes, preposterous, to suppose that I could. Why, it was nearly dark that afternoon, and I——"
"Please don't rub it in. I know. You see I knew you so well."
"Me?" cried Margaret Elizabeth.
"I had seen you pass, I mean."
Again Miss Bentley said "Oh!" adding: "You are also the person who laughed when I made an idiotic remark about lighthouses in the grocery."
The Candy Man protested. He had not laughed.
"Your eyes laughed. That is how I first discovered my mistake. Your resemblance to Mr. McAllister is remarkable."
"So I have been told." The Candy Man shrugged his shoulders, ever so little.