"You cannot explain why you make such a strange request?"
"No."
"You need not."
"Thank you, and I am to understand that my request is granted?"
"Oh, no."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you need not make any explanation, that is all."
The girl stared. Our hero could not see her eyes, for she was veiled, but her attitude indicated that she was staring at him and he knew with a look of surprise on her face.
"Why do you not seek an explanation of such an extraordinary request?"
"Simply because it is really unnecessary. I know why you make the request. I fully comprehend your motive."