The Nice and the Good

All this made sense, and would have made reasonably complete sense if it were not for the involvement of Bira

Bira

All this was logical and rational, and Ducane should have been pleased to be convinced and to have his case thus cleanly ended. However he was not pleased, partly because he felt sure, on no very clear grounds, that there was some aspect of the matter which was still hidden and that Bira

Bira

'Sit down and have some whisky,' said Ducane. He had already placed a decanter and two glasses upon a low table beside the hearth. He motioned to the chair opposite.

'No thanks, I'll stand,' said Bira

Ducane, who had been thinking hard ever since he had seen Bira

'I'm afraid I don't quite understand you '

'Look here,' said Ducane, 'I'll be quite straight with you and I want you to be quite straight with me. You've come to tell me something about Radeechy. I know a good deal about Radeechy and a good deal about you, but there are still one or two things that puzzle me. These may be perfectly i

Bira

'I wanted to question you.'

'What about?' Bira

'I wanted to know why you had told me certain lies,' said Ducane carefully. He found that he was now leaning forward, and with deliberation settled himself back again into his chair.