I was about to go when you came.

Good evening." He bowed and stepped toward the hall.

Captain Elisha laid a hand on his arm and detained him.
"Just a minute," he said.

"Caroline, I want you and Steve to know that what Mr.Pearson says is exactly true.

I ain't the kind to talk to the newspapers about the private affairs of my relations, and, if I'm any judge of character, Mr.Pearson, knowin' you as it seems he does, wouldn't be the kind to listen.