”Yes，guilty。”ItwasIrenespeakinginthatserenevoice，withthatunreachedairwhichhadmaddenedhimsooften；and，carriedbeyondhimself，hecried：”Youareadevil””Goout！Leavethishouse，orI’lldoyouaninjury。”Thatfellowtotalkofinjuries！Didheknowhownearhisthroatwastobeingscragged?”Atrustee，”hesaid，”embezzlingtrustproperty！Athief，stealinghiscousin’swife。””Callmewhatyoulike。Youhavechosenyourpart，wehavechosenours。Goout！”
IfhehadbroughtaweaponSoamesmighthaveuseditatthatmoment。”I’llmakeyoupay！”hesaid。”Ishallbeveryhappy。”
Atthatdeadlyturningofthemeaningofhisspeechbythesonofhimwhohadnicknamedhim’themanofproperty，’Soamesstoodglaring。Itwasridiculous！
Theretheywere，keptfromviolencebysomesecretforce。Noblowpossible，nowordstomeetthecase。Buthecouldnot，didnotknowhowtoturnandgoaway。HiseyesfastenedonIrene’sface——
thelasttimehewouldeverseethatfatalface——thelasttime，nodoubt！”You，”hesaidsuddenly，”Ihopeyou’lltreathimasyoutreatedme——that’sall。”