She was thoroughly frightened, but her brain was clear.
The spark of self-preservation flew hither and about in search of expediencies, temporizations.

She must come through this somehow with the vantage on her side.

She could not possibly betray that poor young man, for that would entail the betrayal of Cutty also.

She saw but one avenue, the telephone; and these two men were on the wrong side of the bed, between her and the door.
"What do you want ?" Her throat was so dry she wondered whether the words were projected far enough for them to hear.
"We want the address of the wounded man you brought into this apartment." "They took him to a hospital." "He was taken away from there." "He was ?" "Yes, he was.

You may not know where, but you will know the address of the man who tricked us; and that will be sufficient." "The army surgeon?
He was called in by chance.