'You put your heart in it.' He crossed his legs slowly.

'I can very well understand,' he began, 'that precautions have had to be taken.

I dare say an oath was administered.

I can comprehend that perfectly.' (He was watching me all the time with his cold, bright eyes.) 'And I can comprehend that, about an affair of honour, you would be very particular to keep it.' 'About an affair of honour ?' I repeated, like a man quite puzzled.
'It was not an affair of honour, then ?' he asked.
'What was not?
I do not follow,' said I.
He gave no sign of impatience; simply sat awhile silent, and began again in the same placid and good-natured voice: 'The court and I were at one in setting aside your evidence.

It could not deceive a child.