"
"Admitted what?"
"That you were listening at my window."
"I never said anything of the sort."
"No, not in so many words; but when I asked you what you meant by
doing so, you answered, 'Oh, was that your window?'"
"Certainly I said it."
"Then will you kindly explain why?"
"I wasn't listening at your window. I wasn't within half a
block--half a boat, I mean--of it. What do you think I am?"
"Well, Teddy, for a minute I thought you had been guilty of an
inexcusable act but upon second thought I begin to understand
that it is impossible. There is some misunderstanding here."
Phil looked relieved, but Teddy was gazing at the showman with
half-closed eyes.
"While Phil and myself were holding a confidential conversation
here, someone was listening to us under that window. All at once
the blind fell with a crash--"
"And so did the other fellow," interrupted Teddy, his eyes
lighting up mischievously.
"Phil looked out quickly. He thought he saw someone dodging into
the entrance aft, and at the same time he was sure someone was
doing the same thing forward.
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