On the contrary, he sat down by her side on the steps and took her hand, gentle as a sheep.
"You are in the right of it, Jenny," said he, in a most remorseful voice.
Jenny looked up.
"Yes," he continued.

"I was in the wrong.

O'Toole is the most selfish man in the whole world.

Cowardly, too! But there never was a selfish man who was not at heart a bit of a coward.

Sure enough, sooner or later the cowardice comes out.