"Not yet, but doubtless he will tell."
"Very well! let him tell them, if he dares!" retorted Gabriel, with a proud but quiet smile.
"So you refuse altogether to speak, do you?" Catherine persisted.
"I refuse."
"Do you know that the torture may bring your disdainful silence to terms?"
"I do not think it, Madame."
"By proceeding in this way, you risk your life, I warn you."
"I will not defend it, Madame. It is no longer worth the trouble."
"You are fully determined, then, Monsieur? Not a word?"
"Not one single word, Madame," said Gabriel, shaking his head.