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Somehow, Gilder, the way she talked had its effect on
everybody in the courtroom. I know! It's my business to
understand things like that. And what she said rang true. What
she said, and the way she said it, take brains and courage. The
ordinary crook has neither. So, I had a suspicion that she might
be speaking the truth. You see, Gilder, it all rang true! And
it's my business to know how things ring in that way." There was
a little pause, while the lawyer moved back and forth nervously.
Then, he added: "I believe Lawlor would have suspended sentence
if it hadn't been for your talk with him."
There were not wanting signs that Gilder was impressed. But the
gentler fibers of the man were atrophied by the habits of a
lifetime. What heart he had once possessed had been buried in
the grave of his young wife, to be resurrected only for his son.
In most things, he was consistently a hard man. Since he had no
imagination, he could have no real sympathy.
He whirled about in his swivel chair, and blew a cloud of smoke
from his mouth.


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