Somehow, they had a feeling that they were being placed in an unenviable light.
"The question is, where have you been ?" asked George in as gruff a tone as he could assume.
"Where have we been ?" repeated Harriet wonderingly.

"Are you joking, Mr.
Baker ?" "No, I'm not joking.

We have been worried about you.

Where have you been ?" "Why, we have been not far from here all the time.

And you mean to tell me that you didn't know where we were ?" George shook his head.