Under their look she was suddenly hotly ashamed.
"You are going to make me that promise," he said.
But she stood silent, trying to muster strength to defy him.
"What do you want to go for ?" he demanded.
"I want to know--I want to know--" She stammered over her answer; it was uttered against her will.
"Well?
What ?" Still holding her, he put the question.

"I can tell you anything you want to know." "But you won't!" Olga plucked up her spirit at this.

"It's no good asking you anything.

You never answer." "I will answer you," he said.
"And besides--" said Olga.
"Yes ?" said Max.
"You're so horrid," she burst out, "so cold-blooded, so--so--so unsympathetic!" To her own amazement and dismay, she found herself in tears.

In the same instant she was free and the door left unguarded; but she did not use her freedom to escape.