"It was horribly wrong of George to do what he did, but he did it for me. It was my fault as much as his, and I take part of the blame."
"I swear I will not allow you."
"Let her finish," interposed Maynard. "She has more sense than you have, and I'll be hanged if I don't think she has more than I have."
Stephanie smiled faintly.
"If Derrick is dead none of us here is ever going to forget it. Neither Mr. Harnash, nor I, not even you."
"I fail to see any responsibility attaching to me."
"No, but there will be some."
"Oh, will there?"
"So far as intent goes we can absolve ourselves, but so far as consequences are concerned we shall have to expiate our wickedness."
"Oh, Stephanie, for God's sake don't say that of yourself," Harnash burst forth.