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.