Menocal appeared, to be sure, unable to comprehend the ethics involved in seeking to thwart Bryant, but he was scrupulous and honourable within his understanding.

Far more so than Gretzinger, for instance.

Or Charlie Menocal.

The thought of the banker's son pulled Bryant up.

Should he mention his conviction that Charlie was the instigator of the mischief discussed?
As he was still in doubt when his visitor turned the subject, he let it rest.
"The way you're going ahead with your canal, I'm afraid that my chance of retaining the water is poor, very poor," Menocal said, with a lugubrious sigh.