"I am sorry, very sorry." Then after a pause: "It was I who brought Anderson to Jim's house, you know."
"Yes. I know."
"But I must confess that I did not know the nature of his errand. I, myself, was seeking an advantage."
"No matter. It may eventually redound to our credit."
"I regret exceedingly of having been the occasion of Jim's misfortune."
Her eyes were cast down, her head bent forward as she walked in what one might characterize a meditative mood.
"I, too, am sorry. But there are others."
"Many?"
"That I do not know. Later I shall tell you."