“In what way? By trying to escape?”
“You have abetted the Nation’s enemies.”
“By accepting their hospitality? That is childish!”
“You have murdered two patriots,” he went on inexorably.
“Two?” I repeated with a start.
“One you stabbed last night.”
“It was his life or mine.”
“The other you shot a few moments ago.”
“To defend a woman’s honor.”
A sudden light blazed in his eyes.