"Yes, sir."
"And told with all the fervor and force that you are now telling this other lie?"
"I'm not lying. I've explained why I said that."
"You've explained why you said that! You've explained why you said that! And because you lied there you expect to be believed here, do you?"
Belknap rose to object, but Jephson pulled him down.
"Well, this is the truth, just the same."
"And no power under heaven could make you tell another lie here, of course—not a strong desire to save yourself from the electric chair?"
Clyde blanched and quivered slightly; he blinked his red, tired eyelids. "Well, I might, maybe, but not under oath, I don't think."
"You don't think! Oh, I see. Lie all you want wherever you are—and at any time—and under any circumstances—except when you're on trial for murder!"
"No, sir. It isn't that. But what I just said is so."