"The thing that puzzles me," Bivens broke in, "is why the devil he will not come to the house. When I meet him down town he's always friendly."
Nan's lips quivered with a queer little smile.
"Will he succeed in this action against these men?"
"No."
"Why?"
"He can't get the facts."
"If he could get them and did succeed, what would happen?"
"He'd shake the foundations of the financial world."
"You could get the facts, couldn't you, dear?"
Nan spoke in the softest tones.