"I am not altogether mercenary, although I need money.

I 'll say this, however, and you can take it for what it may be worth.

I originally came into this game believing I was doing a kindness to a helpless man who was being defrauded of his rights.

There is no necessity of my going into details, but Neale told me an apparently straight story, and convinced me my part was a mere form.

Later I learned different, and promptly quit.