“She refused to see any one.”
“Very true, but I am no blunderer, and I went about it in a way that won.”
“I hope you will not blunder when it comes to my rescue.”
“That is why I have come to see you.”
“Well?”
“I have come to tell you that I do not intend to rescue you, or even make the attempt,” was the cool reply of the woman.
The man started visibly at her words. He gazed at her with a look which seemed to pierce to her very soul.
“Do you mean what you say?”
“I do.”
“You do not intend to attempt my rescue?”