Gell's eyes glistened. "Only give me the chance," he said.
"She could never come back. Therefore you could never come back either."
"What do I care?"
"You would have to give up everything—your inheritance, your family, your....!"
"I .... I can't help that."
"You are sure you would never regret the sacrifice?"
"Never! Only show me the way...."
"I will," said Stowell.
And then he explained his scheme and the motives which had inspired it. He had been compelled to condemn the girl, according to law, but he had come to see that the old Statute was a crime, and that it was his duty to break it.
"Do you say that, Victor—you?"