“Yes,” said Sam quietly.

Zorn grinned. “Good! Now we’re coming down to business.”

A fine line showed in Sam’s forehead. “Zorn, this means you want to trade on the fact you can clear the Trojan of charges of which he isn’t guilty.”

“The Trojan and you, too. They’re more down on you—the class, I mean—they’re sorer on you, Parker, than they are on Walker.”

“Because of the lies—no; I’ll call them reports—you’ve spread?”

“That’s better.”

“Then you own up you did make all the trouble? Just what did you tell about us?”

“Never mind what I said. It was enough—and not too much.”

“And you can say enough more to straighten everything out?”

“That’s right—you’ve got the combination.”