That which I tell you, Ziska himself believes." "But Ziska may believe wrongly." "Why should he do so?
Whose interest can it be to make this thing seem so, if it be not so?
If the girl have the deed, you can get it more readily from her than from the Zamenoys.

Believe me, Anton, the deed is with the girl." "If it be so, I shall never believe again in the truth of a human being," said the son.
"Believe in the truth of your own people," said the father.

"Why should you seek to be wiser than them all ?" The father did not convince the son, but the words which he had spoken helped to create a doubt which already had almost an existence of its own.

Anton Trendellsohn was prone to suspicions, and now was beginning to suspect Nina, although he strove hard to keep his mind free from such taint.

His better nature told him that it was impossible that she should deceive him.