The horror once more was chilling his blood, floating before his eyes.
"You cannot!" he repeated hoarsely.
"No! I knew that the man was in danger of his life," she went on, calmly.
"On the whole, I think that he deserved to die.

I do not mind telling you this, though.

I would have saved him if I could." He drew a great breath of relief.
"You had nothing to do with his actual death, then ?" "Nothing whatever," she declared.
"It was all I asked you, this," he cried reproachfully.

"Why could you not have told me before ?" She shook her head.
"You asked me other things," she answered calmly.

"So much of the truth you shall know, at any rate.