9/25 That would be a small concession to my pride, because, in some respects, sorely as I am wounded, I shall regard myself as ever in your debt. This person, Schmidt, seems to be reliable. You might arrange matters with him." Now, above and beyond every other characteristic, Curtis was fair-minded. He read the girl's letter once in order to learn what had happened and why she had gone: then he reread it critically, word for word, trying to distil from its disjointed phrases "that essence of truth" which Hermione had spoken of. Evidently, she had determined to keep her words within the bare walls of necessity. |