“I”mgoingtotellyousomething，“shenowsaidtoSusan。“Youmustpromisenottogivemeaway。”
“Don”ttellme，“repliedSusan。Shewasusedtobeingflattered——orvictimized，accordingtothepointofview——withconfidences。SheassumedMaudwasabouttoconfesssomesecretaboutherownself，asshehadthealmostuniversalhabitofneverthinkingofanyoneelse。“Don”ttellme，“saidshe。
“I”mtiredofbeingusedtoairawfulsecrets。Itmakesmefeellikeatenementwashline。”
“Thisisaboutyou，“saidMaud。“Ifit”severfoundoutthatIputyouwise，Jim”llhavemekilled。Yes——killed。”
Susan，recklessbythistime，laughed。“Oh，trash！“shesaid。