"'Not one who can assist you?'
"'Not one.'
"'Are you quite unknown here?'
"'Yes.'
"'But surely you are not entirely alone?'
"She made an effort to speak, but words failed her; she raised her imploring eyes to his face.
"'Strive to master your agitation,' he continued, 'and bend your mind upon the position in which you stand. You heard what the policeman said?'
"'Yes.'
"'Will you tell them what it was you threw into the river?'
"'I cannot tell them. It might injure--it might ruin me.'