\" she went on. \"I am your friend because I believe that you are actuated by the highest motives. Won't you fare better with me than you would with a bawling lawyer in open court? You can't get away with this. If you persist in trying to do so, an inevitable public humiliation awaits you.\"
He dropped in a chair and flung up his hands. \"Very well,\" he said, \"I was lying!...Oh, God! what a relief!\" He wiped his face and forehead with his handkerchief.
\" she went on. \"I am your friend because I believe that you are actuated by the highest motives. Won't you fare better with me than you would with a bawling lawyer in open court? You can't get away with this. If you persist in trying to do so, an inevitable public humiliation awaits you.\"
He dropped in a chair and flung up his hands. \"Very well,\" he said, \"I was lying!...Oh, God! what a relief!\" He wiped his face and forehead with his handkerchief.
