"He has blown his brains out. That is all."
"How terribly shocking!"
"Yes; it shocked us all at first. We are used to it now."
"And the business?"
"That had gone to the dogs. They say at least that his share of it had done so."
"And he was ruined?"
"They say so. That is, Musselboro says so, and Mrs. Van Siever."
"And what do you say, Conway?"
"The less I say the better. I have my hopes,—only you're such a talkative fellow, one can't trust you."
"I never told any secret of yours, old fellow."