It had been the first fruits of a sudden resolution of reform.

Sobered by the sense of what part he had played in crime, the money that had lain in his hand was a witness against him; and when he had flung it away he had only the haunting memory left of what he would have done in effect, but had, in fact, done only in name.
"Why did you not say this at the inquest ?" asked Ralph.

"You might have cleared Simeon Stagg.

Was it because you must have accused my father ?" "I can't say it was that.

I felt guilty myself.