"Nothing—only if he guesses what you've been saying to me, I won't answer for him. That's all." "Nothing—only if he guesses what you've been saying to me, I won't answer for him. That's all." Bent looked up with a quick smile, and then sat on the nearest desk. "I suppose I ought to be frightened. What? Jeff is a kind of a 'bad man,' isn't he? But I can't go now, Camilla. Wouldn't be the sporting thing, you know. I think I'll stay. Do you mind if I smoke?" Bent looked up with a quick smile, and then sat on the nearest desk. "I suppose I ought to be frightened. What? Jeff is a kind of a 'bad man,' isn't he? But I can't go now, Camilla. Wouldn't be the sporting thing, you know. I think I'll stay. Do you mind if I smoke?" She watched the approaching figure of Jeff for a moment irresolutely and then turned indoors. "Of course, I can't make you go," she said, "but I have always understood that when a woman expressed a wish to be alone, it was the custom of gentlemen——" She watched the approaching figure of Jeff for a moment irresolutely and then turned indoors. "Of course, I can't you go," she said, "but I have always understood that when a woman expressed a wish to be alone, it was the custom of gentlemen——" "You made my going impossible," he said coolly. "Don't forget that. I'll go after a while, but I won't run. You've got something to tell Jeff Wray. I prefer to be here when you do it." "You made my going impossible," he said coolly. "Don't forget that. I'll go after a while, but I won't run. You've got something to tell Jeff Wray. I prefer to be here when you do it." "I didn't say I'd tell him," she put in quickly. "I'm not going to tell him. Now will you go?" "I didn't say I'd tell him," she put in quickly. "I'm not going to tell him. Now will you go?" "No." "No." He sat on a desk, swinging one long leg to and fro and looking out of the open door, at which the figure of Jeff presently appeared. The newcomer took off his hat and shuffled in uneasily, but his wide stare and a nod to Bent showed neither surprise nor ill-humor. Indeed, his expression gave every sign of unusual content. He spoke to Bent, then gazed
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