What are you?
Housebreakers--sneak thieves--confidence game ?" Mrs.De Peyster gaped at him.

"I--I don't understand." "It's really a pretty fair front you're putting up," he commented with a dry indulgent smile.

"But might as well drop it, for you see I'm on.
But I think I understand." He nodded.

"You don't want to admit anything until you feel you can trust me.

That's about the size of it, isn't it, friends ?" Mrs.De Peyster stared, without speaking.
"Now I know I can trust you," he went on easily, "for I've got something on you and I give you away if you give me away.