"Of course there isn't a word of truth in it!"
"So I said to him. He insists that he has the proofs. You know what it
means?"
"Oh, I know--poor Patty! You understand why he told you?"
"I couldn't at first see the reason; but afterward it came to me."
"The reason is as clear as daylight. He is infatuated, and he imagines
that you stand in his way."
"Not only that. I think he has some idea of using whatever proofs he has
to bend Vetch to his will. He was sharp enough not to say so, for he
knew that would be pure blackmail. The ground he took was one of
nauseating morality, but I inferred that he is trying to force Vetch to
agree to this general strike, and that he is prepared to threaten him
with some kind of exposure if he doesn't. This, however, was mere
surmise on my part. The fellow is as shrewd as he is unprincipled."
When Corinna believed it was in full measure and overflowing. "It's not
true. I know it's not true."
"Has Patty told you anything?"
"Nobody has told me anything.
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