"The principle is the same."
"There's where you're mistaken. I think now the time has come for you to understand. But I had a sneaking idea that perhaps you did understand, already. You have a sense of humour—a strong one, for a woman."
"Has a sense of humour anything to do with—this affair?"
"Yes. A grim one. But if you don't see it——"
"Sometimes for a minute I've wondered if I did see—something."
"What did you think you saw?"
"I—hardly care to put it into words."
"All right. I'll do it for you. But if I do, you must answer honestly."
"I will—if I answer at all."
"Very well, I'll risk your answering. You wondered pretty often and by flashes if the question of money ever had anything to do with my accepting the damnable and disgusting offer Severance made to me. Was that it?"