"Plain talking's the way to deal with him." He ended his allusions to the trial, and said: "Now, Mr.Stirling, Mr.Bohlmann doesn't want to have these civil suits go any further.

Mr.Bohlmann's a man of respectability, with a nice wife and some daughters.

The newspapers are giving him quite enough music without your dragging him into court." "It's the only way I can reach him," said Peter.
"But you mustn't want to reach him.

He's really a well-meaning man, and if you ask your clergyman--for I believe you go to Dr.Purple's church ?--you'll find he's very charitable and generous with his money." Peter smiled curiously.

"Distributing money made that way is not much of a charity." "He didn't know," said the lawyer.