trenchard. Are you coming, Booth?
booth. Yes, certainly. I'll talk this over with Trenchard. [as he gets up and automatically stiffens, he is reminded of the occasion and his voice drops.] I say . . we've been speaking very loud. You must do nothing rash. I've no doubt I can devise something which will obviate . . and then I'm sure I shall convince you . . [glancing into the hall he apparently catches trenchard's impatient eye, for he departs abruptly saying . . ] All right, Trenchard, you've eight minutes.
booth's departure leaves hugh, at any rate, really at his ease.
hugh. What an experience for you, Edward!
edward. [bitterly.] And I feared what the shock might be to you all! Booth has made a good recovery.
hugh. You wouldn't have him miss such a chance of booming at us all.
edward. It's strange the number of people who believe you can do right by means which they know to be wrong.
hugh. [taking great interest in this.] Come, what do we know about right and wrong? Let's say legal and illegal. You're so down on the Governor because he has trespassed against the etiquette of your own profession. But now he's dead . . and if there weren't the disgrace to think of . . it's no use the rest of us pretending to feel him a criminal, because we don't. Which just shows that money . . and property—
At this point he becomes conscious that alice maitland is standing behind him, her eyes fixed on his brother. So he interrupts himself to ask . .