The lad, after a moment's hesitation, took a step towards her. She looked up quickly, flushed, then turned pale, rose and faced him, with defiance in her countenance.
'Again—spying!'
He was too surprised to speak. The sight of her tears had taken the courage out of him.
'Now you have seen me,' she said, 'you can go again.'
'I did not come here to see you. I did not expect to find you here. I came to look once more at the cave.'
'It is choked. You know it.'
'I did not know it. I have not been here since I helped you to get out.'
'That is false. You removed all the smuggled goods.'
'I did not. It was done by the others. I told them where they were concealed.'