Do you think your shooting me will save her?
It will spread the scandal far and wide.
For I warn you, that as I have apologized for what you choose to call my personal insult, unless you murder me in cold blood without witness, I shall let them know the REASON of your quarrel.

And I can tell you more: if you only succeed in STOPPING me here, and make me lose my chance of getting away, the scandal to your friend will be greater still." Mr.Hamlin looked at Van Loo curiously.

There was a certain amount of conviction in what he said.

He had never met this kind of creature before.

He had surpassed even Hamlin's first intuition of his character.
He amused and interested him.