"Sho! An opera bouffe hold-up. I'll make it right with him when I see Captain Kilmeny."
"You admit you took the money?"
"Sure I took it. Had to have it in my business. If you'll sit down again and listen, neighbor, I'll tell you the whole story."
The amused assurance in his manner stirred resentment.
"No."
"Yes."
The clash of battle was in the meeting of their eyes. She had courage, just as he had, but she was fighting against her own desire.
"I have listened too often already," she protested.
"It hasn't hurt you any, has it?"
"Lady Farquhar thinks it has." The words slipped out before she could stop them, but as their import came home to her the girl's face flamed. "I mean that—that——"