human
I want to ask a favour of you, I said.
gpt
Don't make party capital out of this--yet awhile, at least. I know all these people; and I should like you to hold your hand for the present. If the story's true, if the case comes into court, it's public property for the world to discuss. But, until then, don't spread a story which may not be true and, true or not, must be tolerably unpleasant for young O'Rane.
human
But I'm not spreading it! Jellaby protested.
gpt
Everybody seems to have heard of it except you.
human
Everyone's heard of it at about fifteenth hand. Whether it's true or not is very simply tested by events. O'Rane's not likely to let his wife go _on_ living with Grayle, if that's what she's doing now; if he takes action, you'll know your story's true; if he doesn't--well, for pity's sake don't even repeat such charges against a perfectly innocent woman.
gpt
There's no smoke without fire, you know, Stornaway,