“Whynot？“sheaskedcoolly。“Ihavebeeninitforyears，youknow，andwhenIgotbackfromSouthAfricaeverythingseemedsoterriblyslowthatIbeggedforsomeworktodo。“
“Andtheysentyouhere-tome？“
“Yes，“sheanswered，“andIwasherealsoafewweeksago，butyoumustnotaskmeanythingaboutthat。“
Mr。Sabin’seyebrowscontracted，hisfacedarkened。Sheshrankalittleawayfromhim。
“Soitisyouwhohaverobbedmeofher，then，“hesaidslowly。