You don't know what you're urging me to do." My anger at his stubbornness vanished in a sudden spasm of pity.

The poor fellow was scarcely more than a boy! Though I was completely in the dark as to what he was holding back and why he was doing it, yet I felt instinctively that his motives were honorable.
"Rad," I said, "it would help your cause to be open with me, and if you are remanded for trial before the grand jury you must in the end tell me everything.

But now I will not insist.

Probably nothing will come up about the ha'nt.

I can of course refuse to let you speak on the ground of incriminating evidence, but that is the last stand I wish to take.