His tone chilled Bobby as thoroughly as a direct accusation would have done.
"And," Robinson went on, "the sooner you go the better. The sooner you get back the better."
Graham was visibly puzzled by this prompt acquiescence. He started for the stairs, but the district attorney waved him aside.
"Coats and hats are downstairs. No need wasting time."
Graham turned to Doctor Groom.
"You'll tell Miss Perrine, Doctor?"
The doctor showed that he understood the warning Graham wished to convey.
The district attorney made a point of walking to the stable to see them off. Graham gestured angrily as they drove away.
"It's plain as the nose on your face. I was too anxious to test their attitude toward you, Bobby. He jumped at the chance to run us out of the house. He'll have several hours during which to turn the place upside down, to give Katherine the third degree. And we can't go back. We'll have to see it through."
"Why should he give me a chance to slip away?" Bobby asked.