"In a way she does. But she seems quite ready to face the worst."
"Poor woman," said George, thinking of the sad life which the old maid had led; "if she has sinned, she has suffered."
"If people will use knives in that way they must be punished," was the rather harsh retort of Bawdsey.
"Don't talk stuff, Bawdsey. You have your own sins to think of."
"I never committed murder."
"No one said you had, but you may do so before you die."
Bawdsey shuddered. "I hope not, Mr. Vane," he said. "I don't know why you should say such a thing. I am an honest man."
"You say that so often that I shall begin to disbelieve it," replied Brendon, rather cynically; "but if you marry Lola, either you will kill her or she will kill you."
"I'll take my chance of that. And if you----"
George made an impatient gesture with his hand and returned to his seat. "Never mind further chatter. Let me hear how you came to learn that this poor creature struck the blow."