My identity is already firmly established in court.

Lawyers have the final papers ready to file." "You do not in any way resemble the photograph shown me of the man." "A fake picture; we have known something of Neale's plans from the first." The man was apparently so confident, that I began to doubt my own conclusions, and yet I could not doubt her.

Whatever other falsehoods might compass me about, she was to be implicitly trusted.
"Is the woman on board ?" I questioned.
He hesitated just an instant.
"Yes." "Will you have her brought here ?" He walked across the cabin twice, turning the proposition over in his mind.

Apparently concluding that the ordeal might as well be over with first as last, he opened the door, and gave an order to Peters.

Then he returned to his seat at the desk.
"This is all silly enough, Craig, but I might as well convince you both now, as later, that I hold the cards.