"And then?"
"Marshal, there is nothing that sounds like truth than a lie liberally sprinkled with truth. In fact, I'd say the latter sounded even better than truth."
"Truth? Is there any in this story?"
"Maynard," asked Kane, "you said that some of these things were partially assembled and tested in that lifeship?"
"Yes. It is deplorable that they were completely destroyed."
"Not too deplorable," said Marshal Warsaw wryly. "After all, the evidence was pretty bald-faced."
"Well, his story about working in a secret laboratory is not too untrue, is it? What could have been more secret than his position? Gentlemen, no one but he knew where he was! And some of the experiments were eminently successful, were they not?"
"I believe so."
"Then his statements warrant the trust of this assemblage. What do you say, gentlemen?"
"Sounds reasonable," said the chairman. "Any dissent?"