"It named you as their murderer." "A very sensible paper, the Times," he agreed.

"The responsibility was entirely mine." She looked at him for a moment in horror.
"You can dare to admit that here--to me ?" "Why not ?" he answered calmly.

"So long as it is my conviction, why not proclaim it?
I love the truth.

It is the one virtue which has never been denied me." Her eyes flashed.

She made no effort whatever to conceal her detestation.
"And they let you go--those Americans ?" she cried.