"Yes, I have. Many. There was a time—but that's passed. She is distressingly interested in other things."
"Any money?" asked the judge.
"No."
"Have you, then?"
Dunham nodded. He saw a ripple of surprise pass over the sharp face opposite.
"What sort of connections has she?"
John smiled. "Well, some of them think very well of themselves."
"H'm. That might be. Are they the sort that could be of any use to you?"
"Why, yes. The most cocksure of them all can do a lot for me if he likes."
Judge Trent shook his head. "Go slow, Boy. It's easier to get into that noose than out of it."