“Mr. Langdon, you mean?”
“Who else? I was left here alone an hour with him.”
“It did make a bit of a complication, but it’s all adjusted now. I suppose I’ll have to tell all over again about three-fingered Bill.”
“This is disgraceful,” she exploded, “I’ve a good mind to confess the whole matter and have it done with.”
“But it wouldn’t be done with even if you did that. It would be almost sure to reach Mr. Van Patten’s ears.”
“It would be better if it did. It’s the first time a Schuyler has not faced things squarely.”
“Pardon me, but can’t we just as well face the present situation squarely? We are working to save a father’s mind—isn’t that a situation to face squarely?”
“We’re forced into the position of deceiving him and not only him but a most estimable young man.”
“Ah, a most estimable young man!”
“I should die of shame if ever Carl discovered our trickery.”