Many of them had been roues, gamblers, and spendthrifts, but none of them had ever been a liar.
"No!" she answered firmly.
Father Cruse settled back in his seat.

The ring of sincerity in the woman's "No" had removed his last doubt.

"You do very wrong, my good woman, not to tell me the whole truth," he remarked, with some emphasis.

"I am a priest, as you see, and attached to the Church of St.
Barnabas--not far from here.

I visit this station-house almost every morning, seeing what I can do to help people just like yourself.