“Oh, it’s snug and cozy all right.”
“You’ll have plenty of time to enjoy it. I’m going to leave you there.”
“The sooner the better,” retorted Nick. “Your room is preferable to your company.”
“Thanks,” laughed Belle. “The sentiment is mutual. By the way, sir!”
“Well?”
“You may make all the noise you wish. It won’t disturb anybody, for there’s nobody to hear it.”
“I’m glad to know that,” cried Nick, undaunted.
“Both houses are vacant and you are midway between them,” cried Belle, with a cruel laugh. “You may yell your lungs out and you’ll not be heard.”
“I shall keep my lungs where they belong,” cried Nick, a bit impatiently. “I shall require my voice a little later, to testify against you.”
“I’ll risk that, my man,” retorted the girl. “In that trap you’ll not live more than a day or two. If you don’t suffocate you’ll starve, for nobody will show up here for many a day. I’ll insure that.”