I don't lie." "Then tell me." "No.

You've not earned it.

What would be the use, if you didn't believe what I said ?" He held up the faded things before his eyes, turning them over calmly, looking at them directly, unshrinkingly.

She could not read what was in his mind.

Either he had courage or long accustomedness, she thought.
"I asked Sally," she half smiled.
"Yes ?" "And I'll ask her again.