The man came over and sat down in his chair. He put his elbows on the table and looked at me across the line of books.
“Is this all really true?” he said.
“Yes, sir,” I replied.
I knew of course what he meant although he made no explanation.
“Well,” he said, “it is incredible; it is entirely beyond belief.”
Then he got up and began to walk about the room.
“My boy,” he said, “you have been associated with two of the worst crooks in the world and you have engaged in a desperate business. What do you suppose we ought to do with you?”
“I don’t know,” I said.
I was still greatly embarrassed and these were the only words I could think of.
The big man stopped at that, put his hands in his pockets and looked at me: