She understood the innocence of the gesture, and saved him from embarrassment by withdrawing the hand casually.
"I hope you will like it here," was the pleasant wish.
"Thank you, I shall." "You are German ?" quickly.
"I was born in Bavaria, Miss Killigrew." "The name should have told me." She excused herself.
"Oho!" thought Fitzgerald, with malicious exultancy.

"If she doesn't interfere with your work!" But with introspection, this exultancy grew suddenly dim.

How about himself?
Yes.

Here was a question that would bear some close inspection.

Was it really the wish to capture a supposable burglar?
He made short work of this analysis.