"But you're so nice—so straight and clean yourself—that you'd give me the benefit of any doubt, wouldn't you?"
"Yes."
"That's because you're a sportsman. That's because you play all games squarely." Her face became serious; her gray eyes met mine and seemed to look far into them.
"Your country is neutral, isn't it?" she said.
"Yes."
"You are not."
"I have my ideas."
"And ideals," she added.
"Yes, I have them still, Thusis."
"So have I," she said. "I am trying to live up to them. If you will let me."