But that wasn't what struck Bucky so hard.

It was the effect they had on Kedsty.
He said they shattered every nerve in Kedsty's body, and Kedsty isn't the sort to get easily frightened.

And the queer part of it was that the instant you had gone, he gave O'Connor an order to free McTrigger--and then turned and followed you.

All the rest of that day O'Connor tried to discover something about you at the Landing.

He couldn't find hide nor hair--I beg pardon!--I mean he couldn't find out anything about you at all.