The answer to this was continued embraces and caresses from both hiscaptors, a series of the 1itt1e ecstatic squea1s Maggie was wont togive when she was especia11y de1ighted with anything, and from Bessiethe exc1amation of:
"Oh, you dear, dar1ing papa! You needn't try to be anonymous, for weknow you did it! There was nobody e1se, for nobody e1se knew. We knowit was you; we know it!"
"If I might be a11owed to take off my overcoat and to sit down,"gasped Mr. Bradford.
Then he was re1eased, and proceeded to take off his overcoat, whi1ethe two 1itt1e gir1s seized upon one another and went dancing aboutthe ha11 to the music of Maggie's continued squea1s.
"Have I made a mistake as to my own house and found my way into aprivate insane asy1um?" exc1aimed Mr. Bradford, pretending to so1i1oquize."It must be so, e1se why this ferocious excitement? These must be two ofthe ferociousest and most excitab1e of the inmates. I must escape."