What do you say ?" countered her godfather, evading the trap.

The innocent child! He smiled inwardly.
Kitty was keen.

She sensed an undercurrent, and her first attempt to touch it had failed.

The mere name of Stefani Gregor had not roused Cutty's astonishment.

She was quite positive that the name was not wholly unfamiliar to her father's friend.
Still, something warned her not to press in this direction.