"Do you really mean to trust her?"
"She seems friendly enough. We're out of that abominable place—bah! I'd as soon be shut up in the Calcutta Black Hole as there."
"But, Pauline—"
"Well, what of her?"
"She is a wonderfully shrewd girl, and this may only be one of her tricks."
"I don't believe it; she had us safe enough before. Besides, John, my dear boy, I seem to have discovered something that has not yet made itself apparent to you."
"Then tell me."
"You noticed how she stared at you and asked your name; why, it didn't matter if a dozen Philander Sharpe were near by."
"Yes, but get down to facts."
"She is repaying her debt."