“No,” said Leon.
“How is that? Can I do nothing with them?”
“You can certainly—but....”
“Well?”
“In such painful circumstances it is best to speak quite plainly.—We owe each other the truth, though it may crush the being we love best in the world.”
“I do not understand.”
“Burn all this.”
“Why?”
“Burn it,—because you must not use it. It is a two-edged sword which will wound you when you use it. Forgive my entire frankness; with this in your hand you could triumphantly attack your husband. Under the feeblest rule of justice there is enough here to throw a man into prison.—But if you achieve that the wretch would meet his fate in good company....”
“In good company?”