"You forget that the scandal would involve the innocent as well as the guilty, otherwise I should be delighted."
"I forget nothing—but I know that this is worse than Dante's Inferno."
"Unfortunately I can't permit you to involve us all in greater difficulties. It's necessary for things to go on as they are, but Billop has got to be stopped."
"It would be quite easy to kill him, but I might point out that this would only increase the scandal."
"Nevertheless something must be done. I'd gladly undertake it, but the privilege plainly belongs to you."
"It would be a privilege if I could thrash him."
"Unfortunately he'd shriek if you did."
Belhaven took a short turn across the room, thinking, and Astry saw the haggard lines on his face.
"There's no end to it!" he exclaimed at last.
"There's an end to everything—when we look for it," said Astry slowly.