I know because Mr.Chase had gone out and we knew he wouldn't be back until five 'cause he said he wouldn't.

So we looked at the clock before we went in." "Went in?
Went in where ?" The girl hung her head.

It was evident that the answer to this question was one she dreaded to make.

But she made it, nevertheless.
"Before we went into--into the parlor," she said, faintly.
Captain Shad was the only one of her hearers who grasped the full significance of this confession.

No, there was one other, and he turned red and then white.
"The parlor ?" repeated the Captain, slowly.