He told me about your match-box--" "Oh, the cigarette case!" and he held it up.

"It's really mine--and I'm going to keep it.

It was very damaging evidence.

It would argue strongly against me in any court of law." "Yes, I believe that is true." And she looked at the trinket with frank interest.
"But I particularly do not wish to have to meet that charge in any court of law, Miss Claiborne." She met his gaze very steadily, and her eyes were grave.

Then she asked, in much the same tone that she would have used if they had been very old friends and he had excused himself for not riding that day, or for not going upon a hunt, or to the theater: "Why ?" "Because I have a pledge to keep and a work to do, and if I were forced to defend myself from the charge of being the false Baron von Kissel, everything would be spoiled.