"Then, then I may be chased away at any moment?" he asked unsteadily.
"I am afraid so."
Thunderstruck, he stared at her: "What on earth are we to do?" he groaned.
"We?"
"You and I?"
"How does it concern me?" asked the girl coldly.
"Doesn't it?"
She looked him calmly in the eye and shook her head.
"No, Mr. Langdon. However, as you are to remain here for a day or two under observation, no doubt you will receive some attention."
"Ethra! Isn't it possible that you might learn to care——"