"I cannot."
"Why not?"
"I—I—do not wish you to go out on the David."
"What is it to you? How dare you interfere? You said I had done nothing but lie in prison," he replied. "I will show you to-night."
"Not to-night."
"This is madness! Think what you are doing!"
"I can't help it."
"Why not?"
"Because I—I—"
"In God's name, what do you mean?"