Her astonishment found quick speech. "Why, how did you know that?"
"The Baroff told me—that Viennese girl who came into your room."
"Why, you know everything! How did you?"
"Oh, I carried her over a wall, thinking it was you."
"But how could you think it was I? And what were you doing at the wall? I don't see how——"
"Oh, one of the palace maids gave me a message in Arabic and I thought it was from you. You see, I suspected—I had seen you drive off in that motor——"
"But how could the maid bring you a message? Where were you? Where did she see you?"
"I was painting out in front of the palace." Billy sounded more and more casual.
"You said you were an engineer," said Arlee. His heart jumped. At least she had remembered that!
"So I am—the painting was just a joke."