"No, sir."
"Do you own a fishing-rod?"
"No, sir."
"Where were you yesterday afternoon at—" The Doctor looked inquiringly at the stranger.
"Four o'clock," prompted the latter gruffly, viewing Roy with unfriendly gaze. Roy hesitated and his heart sank. Then,
"I was asleep, sir," he answered.
"Ah!" The Principal paused and tapped softly on the polished surface of the desk. Then, "In the dormitory, you mean?" he asked.
"No, sir, I wasn't in the dormitory."
"Not in the dormitory? But you just said you were asleep?"
"Yes, sir, I was."