She did not reply. He repeated the summons, somewhat louder than before, but she made no answer.
“Won’t you open the door?” he requested. “At least let me know that you hear me, or I will be obliged to break it down in order to assure myself that you are uninjured.”
“Yes, I hear you,” she said, then, realizing how simple a matter it would be for him to burst the door open.
“Will you not open the door?” he asked her again.
“No,” she replied.
“If I assure you that you will be as free from harm as if you were aboard your brother’s yacht?”
“No.”
“But I wish to talk with you, and this is not a pleasant attitude for conversation.”
She made no reply to this.
“Will you open the door?” he asked again.