That woman sees her way through things.
But what's the trouble ?" "Well, of course, it is quite absurd." "What's absurd ?" asked Brown shortly.

"Your responsibility ?" "Hold on, now, Brown," he said.

"I do not want you to miss my point of view." "All right, let's have it," said Brown; and French plunged at once at his main argument, adopting with great effort the judicial tone of a man determined to examine dispassionately on the data at command.
"You see, she does not know me, has not seen me for fifteen years, and I am afraid she thinks I am a kind of saint.

Now, you know better," Brown nodded his assent with his eyes steadily on the other's face, "and I know better, and I am not going to play the hypocrite for any man." "Quite right," said Brown; "she does not ask you to." "So it is there I want you to help me out." "Certainly," said Brown, "count on me for all I can do.

But that does not touch the question so far as I can see it, even remotely." "What do you mean ?" "It is not a question of what I am to do in the matter." "What can I do ?" cried French, losing his judicial tone.