"You have the right policy for this province. But tell me, is there anyone who could hurt you, who could spring up in the fight—man or woman?"
She looked him straight in the eye, and his own did not waver.
"There's no one has a knock-out blow for me—that's sure. I can weather any storm."
He paused, however, disconcerted, for the memory of Luzanne came to him, and his spirit became clouded. "Except one—except one," he added.
"And you won't tell me who it is?"
CHAPTER XXIII
THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT
"No, I can't tell you—yet," answered Carnac. "You ought to know; though you can't put things right."
"Don't forget you are a public man, and what might happen if things went wrong. There are those who would gladly roast you on a gridiron for what you are in politics."
"I never forget it. I've no crime to repent of, and I'm afraid of nothing in the last resort. Look, we're nearing the Island."