“Mr. Carter, you say this to trap me.”
“As Heaven is my judge, Mrs. Lock, I do not.”
“You believe my husband is innocent of that crime?”
“I am sure of it, but circumstances are against him now.”
“They say, Mr. Carter, that you are the soul of honor.”
“If I have that reputation it is earned, and you may rely on it that I will not sacrifice it at your expense, Mrs. Lock.[{52}]”
“It seems almost inexplicable to me, but something prompts me to trust you.”
“I do not believe you will ever regret it, if you do.”
“I’ll do it,” with a great sigh, as if of relief. “Yet the first statement I make must seem like sending the man I love to his death.”
“You believe you saw your husband fire the shot that killed Estelle Langdon?”