Then, Annixter, moving abruptly and uneasily in his place, muttered: "I spoke upon provocation.

If you like, we'll consider it unsaid.

I don't know what's going to become of us--go out of business, I presume." "I understand Magnus all right," put in Osterman.

"He don't have to go into this thing, if it's against his conscience.

That's all right.
Magnus can stay out if he wants to, but that won't prevent us going ahead and seeing what we can do.