“Yes.”
Than Peter read aloud a statement of the legal proceedings, and of his interviews with the District Attorney and with Dummer, in the clearest and most compact sentences he had been able to frame.
“You want me to interfere?” asked the Governor.
“Yes.”
“I’m afraid it’s not possible. I can of course remove the District Attorney, but it must be for cause, and I do not see that you can absolutely prove his non intention to prosecute those scoundrels.”
“That is true. After study, I did not see that you could remove him. But there’s another remedy.”
“What is that?”
“Through the State Attorney you can appoint a special counsel for this case.”
“Are you sure?”
Peter laid one of the papers in his hands before the Governor. After reading it, the Governor rang a bell.