Otto.
Who told you this, Margaret?
Margaret.
The Minister himself. And when our father was
condemned to death he got his sentence commuted
to imprisonment.
Otto.
And you believe that story—that our father
pleaded guilty, and the Minister saved his life?
Margaret.
Oh, but it's true. I know it's true.
Otto.
How do you know it's true, Margaret?
Margaret.
Because—if I could only tell you something—I
will—I must—because—he saved my life also.
Otto.
Saved your life?
Margaret.
[In quick whisper.] Yes, he found out who I was
before I had been an hour in his house, and when
the police came to arrest me he kept me out of their
hands.
Otto.
Kept you out of their hands?
Margaret.
Yes, and allowed me to remain in the name I had
assumed when I went there.
