There isn't any way in the world it could be made a question of law.

Only thing he could do'd be to TELL people his side of it, and set 'em against me.

I been kind of waiting for that to happen, all along." She looked somewhat relieved.

"So did I expect it," she said.

"I was dreading it most on Alice's account: it might have--well, young men are so easily influenced and all.