“When Haldeman came in that afternoon, he was pessimistic about Magruder's chances of not being indicted.”

“He stayed several months longer than his father had expected, and when he returned home there was yet another discouraging conversation about his future.”

“They sat with the boy at their kitchen and listened patiently to the woes of this indolent, apathetic young man who had been brought up with all the advantages of a rich child.”