The settlement of the cases involved the story of the visit to the brewer's home, and Peter, to justify his action, added his interview with his pastor, Peter's connection with the case compelled him to speak of his evenings in the "angle," and the solitary life that had sent him there.
Afterwards, Peter was rather surprised at how much he had told.

He did not realize that a woman with tact and experience can, without making it evident, lead a man to tell nearly anything and everything he knows, if she is so minded.

If women ever really take to the bar seriously, may Providence protect the average being in trousers, when on the witness stand.
As Peter talked, a clock struck.

Stopping short, he rose.

"I must ask your pardon," he said.