"I know," said Isabel forlornly, "but that would have happened in any case."
"Don't you be too sure, my dear. Now I'm going to let you into my confidence—mind I'm only putting two and two together but I'm pretty sure I've got the total right. Did you know that Tony had put every penny he possessed into this enterprise?"
Isabel started.
"No. What makes you believe that?"
"Because all I've got is in it too, and he would never ask of me what he feared to do himself."
"Then you know all about it?"
"Hardly anything."
"But he oughtn't——"
"I think the risks and dangers came afterward."
"Even so," said Isabel, "it's just for money. That's what I hate so."