Later, as she listened to Law's
inconsequential talk with Dolores and Jose, and watched the way he
handled the car, she marveled at his composure. She wondered if
this man could have a heart.
It became evident to Dave, as the afternoon progressed, that they
would be very late in arriving at Las Palmas; for although he
drove as rapidly as he dared over such roads, the miles were long
and the going heavy. They were delayed, too, by a mishap that held
them back for an hour or two, and he began to fear that his
hostess would feel in duty bound to insist upon his spending the
night at her home. To accept, after his clash with Ed Austin, was
of course impossible, and he dreaded another explanation at this
particular crisis.
That a crisis in their relations had arisen he felt sure. He had
tried to make plain his attitude of mind toward the killing of
Panfilo Sanchez, and the wisdom of his course thereafter, but he
doubted if Alaire understood the one or agreed with the other.
Probably she considered him inhuman, or, what was worse, cowardly
in attempting to avoid the consequences of his act. And yet he
could not explain his full anxiety to protect her good name
without confessing to a deeper interest in her than he dared.
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