"Nothing," I replied, adopting the same laconic tone.
He looked relieved. "And Dragen and the rest? Are you eager to push the charge hard against them?"
"What has Borsen said to you about that?"
"Nothing," he said again, looking at me very meaningly.
"You have something to say on your own account then?"
"No more than a personal opinion as a friend of yours. I have a sort of idea that if the whole matter were dropped, the other things you wish might be more easily arranged."
I understood and smiled. "Is that a bargain?"
He nodded. "Speaking as your friend I should think you may regard it as settled."
"The brutes meant to take my life. They ought to be punished."
"I think you may leave that to us."