"You want me to perjure myself and you 'want me to do it quick,'" she mimicked.
He paid no attention.
"I want you to help clear that girl; if you refuse, Giovanni Pellezzo will swear out a warrant for your arrest, charging you with the theft of $5.50 while he was etherized for a minor operation."
They regarded each other in a long silence.
She said finally—
"You know, of course, that this Italian will have to go after this?"
"You'll have him discharged?"
"Certainly."
"He needs a rest."
"He'll get it."