“Robert will tell me the truth,” said Rhoda, after a moment’s thought; “I am sure he will.”
“And will you try to get the papers back again?”
“Yes; but I am quite convinced that he did not take them.”
“Who, then? No one else saw me.”
“How do you know?”
“I know that he did see me.”
“But you cannot swear that another was not peeping, so I think you should give him the benefit of the doubt.”
“I cannot help my suspicions, knowing his devotion to his party.”
“Yes, but he is not a traitor to his country, and does not love her enemies any more than you do.”
“And I have given my word that I would tell the name of the one I suspect. Please, Rhoda, get him away if you can, but do not tell him that I begged it of you. Promise me that.”