He thought that Ziska was endeavouring to deceive him in the spirit of what he said, but that as regarded the letter, the young man was endeavouring to adhere to some fact for the salvation of his conscience as a Christian.

If Anton Trendellsohn could but find out in what lay the quibble, the discovery might be very serviceable to him.

"It could have been managed--could it ?" he said, speaking very slowly.

"Between you and her, perhaps." "Well, yes; between me and Nina--or between some of us," said Ziska.
"And cannot it be managed now ?" "Nina is not one of us now.

How can we deal with her ?" "Then I will deal with her myself.