Robinson nodded.
"I see what you mean. I'd get up on my elbow. I'd look around as quickly as I could to see what it was. I'd expose myself to a clean thrust. I'd drop back on the bed, more thoroughly out of it than though I'd been struck through the heart."
"Exactly," Paredes said, with the familiar shrug of his shoulders.
"You're sensible to give up this way," Robinson said. "It's the best plan for you. What about Mr. Blackburn?"
Graham interfered.
"After all," he said thoughtfully. "I'm a lawyer, and it isn't fair, Robinson. It's only decent to tell him that anything he says may be used against him."
"Keep your mouth shut," Robinson shouted.
But Paredes smiled at Graham.
"It's very good of you, but I agree with the district attorney. There's no point in being a clam now."
"Can you account for Silas Blackburn's return?" the doctor asked eagerly.