He was secretly delighted that there had been a witness to Roma's crime. It made his hold upon her that much firmer.
He added, in reply to Sophie's gasp of wonder:
"I was saved by a passing yacht, and put in a hospital, where I nearly died from a wound on my head."
Sophie gasped out:
"And—and aren't you going to punish the hussy?"
His eyes flashed, but he answered carelessly:
"Well, not just yet!"
"Shall you ever?"
"Wait and see," he replied. "Can you imagine what brought her into this house to-day?"