But the truth in this particular case is of such a land that I should be greatly surprised if he doesn't turn straight round and go home again." "Are you going to tell him that Mrs.Lorimer is here?
Not that that is the truth, but I'm really beginning to think you believe it is." "No.

I'm not going to tell him that.

When I said I was going to tell the truth, I didn't mean that I was going to sit down opposite that judge and tell him all the truth I know about everything.

It would take days and days to do that, and he wouldn't sit it out.

No, I'm going to tell him one solid lump of truth which he will listen to--a truth that O'Donoghue will back up; that you'd back up yourself if you were there; that even Doyle would be forced to stand over if he was put into a witness box on his oath.