How much had he heard?
What deduction would he draw if he had heard?
An assignation, perhaps! Well, she could stand that; she could stand anything to secure the next few hours of liberty for Jack.

For that length of time she and the law were at war; she and this man were at war.
But his first words relieved her fears.
"Spooky sort of place in the dark, isn't it ?" he said casually.
"Yes--rather." If he would only go away before Brooks came back or Richard Fleming arrived! But he seemed in a distressingly chatty frame of mind.
"Left me upstairs without a match," continued Anderson.

"I found my way down by walking part of the way and falling the rest.

Don't suppose I'll ever find the room I left my toothbrush in!" He laughed, lighting the candle in his hand from the candle on the table.
"You're not going to stay up all night, are you ?" said Dale nervously, hoping he would take the hint.

But he seemed entirely oblivious of such minor considerations as sleep.