[The Judgment House by Gilbert Parker]@TWC D-Link bookThe Judgment House CHAPTER IV 15/20
We'll not be sold by him.
Though some one inside will sell us perhaps--as the Johannesburg game was sold by some one inside." There was a painful silence, and more than one man looked at his fellows furtively. "We will do nothing that will not bear the light of day, and then we need not fear any spying," continued Byng. "If we have secret meetings and intentions which we don't make public, it is only what governments themselves have; and we keep them quiet to prevent any one taking advantage of us; but our actions are justifiable.
I'm going to do nothing I'm ashamed of; and when it's necessary, or when and if it seems right to do so, I'll put all my cards on the table.
But when I do, I'll see that it's a full hand--if I can." There was a silence for a moment after he had ended, then some one said: "You think it's best that you should go? You want to go to Johannesburg ?" "I didn't say anything about wanting to go.
I said I'd go because one of us--or two of us--ought to go.
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