"Come and walk up and down the piazza, anyhow. You can do that."
I could, and did not refuse. He chose the sunny western side, because no one was there. However, the sun's rays were obscured under a thick haze and had been all day.
"Whom were you with?" Preston inquired, as soon as we were out of earshot.
"Do you mean yesterday?"
"Of course I mean yesterday! I saw you cross into the camp With whom were you going there?"
"Why did you not come to speak to me?" I said.
"I was on duty. I could not."
"I did not see you anywhere."
"I was on guard. You crossed my path not ten feet off."