LADYCICELY。No：SHE’Dknowyoumeanwell。Andwhenyoucamehomeandsaid，\"Mary：I’vejusttoldalltheworldthatyoursister—in—lawwasapolicecourtcriminal，andthatIsenthertoprison；andyournephewisabrigand，andI’msendingHIMtoprison\"she’dhavethoughtitmustbeallrightbecauseyoudidit。Butyoudon’tthinkshewouldhaveLIKEDit，anymorethanpapaandtherestofus，doyou？
SIRHOWARD（appalled）。ButwhatamItodo？Doyouaskmetocompoundafelony？
LADYCICELY（sternly）。Certainlynot。Iwouldnotallowsuchathing，evenifyouwerewickedenoughtoattemptit。No。WhatI
sayis，thatyououghtnottotellthestoryyourselfSIRHOWARD。Why？
LADYCICELY。BecauseeverybodywouldsayyouaresuchacleverlawyeryoucouldmakeapoorsimplesailorlikeCaptainKearneybelieveanything。Theproperthingforyoutodo，Howard，istoletMEtelltheexacttruth。Thenyoucansimplysaythatyouareboundtoconfirmme。Nobodycanblameyouforthat。