“You say he is innocent?”
“Yes.”
“Can you prove his innocence?”
“I can.”
“Why not do so at once, and stop these terrible stories that are going around about him?”
“We must go slow, miss.”
“What do you mean?”
“A mere declaration of his innocence is not enough. We must be prepared to prove his innocence and establish the guilt of his enemy.”
“His enemy did you say?”
“I did.”