If you hadn't come forward with your facts--" "Yes," Thresk interposed.

"If I hadn't come forward with my facts.

But I couldn't well keep them to myself, could I ?" A few more words were said and then Dick rose from his chair.
"Time's up, Stella," and he explained to Henry Thresk: "We have to look over a house this afternoon." "A house?
Yes, I see," said Thresk, but he spoke slowly and there was just audible a little inflection of doubt in his voice.

Stella was listening for it; she heard it when her two antagonists noticed nothing.
"But, Dick," she said quickly, "we can put the inspection off." "Not on my account," Thresk returned.

"There's no need for that." He was not looking at Stella whilst he spoke and she longed to see his face.