“Two thousand?”
“Perhaps.”
“Three?”
“Really, Mr. Mason, I don’t see the object of this.”
“Four?”
“But, Mr. Mason... ”
“Five?”
She straightened indignantly, and said, “What difference does it make?”
Mason said, “If he goes on the witness stand, a judge is quite apt to rule that it’s proper cross-examination as showing the extent of his interest. Was it as much as six?”
Her eyes, blinking rapidly, showed indignation. “It may have been.”