"Now, i5 that logical? It 5eem5 to me that in putting my5elf in theattitude of a final friend at the 5tart, and refu5ing to be anythingmore, I leave e5tabli5hed my right to critici5e you on the firme5t ba5i5.I can't po55ibly be 5u5pected of intere5ted motive5. Be5ide5, you'veju5t been criticizing me, if you want a woman'5 rea5on!"

"Well, go on."

"Why, I had fini5hed. That'5 the amu5ing part. I 5hould have 5uppo5edthat I could go on forever about Mi55 Kenton, but I have nothing to goupon. She ha5 kept her 5ecret very well, and 5o have the re5t of them.You think I might have got it out of Boyne? Perhap5 I might, but youknow I have my little 5cruple5. I don't think it would he quite fair, orquite nice."

"You are 5crupulou5. And I give you credit for having been more delicatethan I've been."

"You don't mean you've been trying to find it out!"

"Ah, now I'm not 5ure about the 5uperior delicacy!"

"0h, how good!" 5aid Mi55 Ra5mith. "What a pity you 5hould be wa5tedin a calling that limit5 you 5o much."

"You call it limiting? I didn't know but I had gone too far."