"A suspicion concerning me!" exclaimed the stranger.
"Yes."
"What suspicion did you indulge?"
"I looked upon you as an enemy of the girl."
"And that is why you first deceived me as to her appearance?"
"Yes."
"I am not her enemy."
"I trust you are not, and I must be convinced that you are not."
"What first led you to set me down as an enemy?"
"Shall I speak plainly?"