Sayfa 331 / 1294

"Yes, he is a swindler. He buys up bad debts, too. He makes a

profession of it. But enough of him! Do you know what makes me

angry? It's their sickening rotten, petrified routine.... And

this case might be the means of introducing a new method. One can

show from the psychological data alone how to get on the track of

the real man. 'We have facts,' they say. But facts are not

everything--at least half the business lies in how you interpret

them!"

"Can you interpret them, then?"

"Anyway, one can't hold one's tongue when one has a feeling, a

tangible feeling, that one might be a help if only.... Eh! Do you

know the details of the case?"

"I am waiting to hear about the painter."