"You are coming with me." A little grim smile crept into Dane's eyes.

"I am not.

I wouldn't raise a finger to help you now," he said, and retreated hastily.
It was five minutes later when Winston walked quietly into Maud Barrington's presence, and sat down when the girl signed to him.

He wondered if she guessed how his heart was beating.
"It is very good of you to receive me, but I felt I could not slip away without acknowledging the kindness you and Miss Barrington have shown me," he said.

"I did not know Colonel Barrington was away." The girl smiled a little.