Far as Phil knew, George never blamed anybody, a virtue so remote and inhuman it probably accounted for the discomfort people felt in his presence; his silence they took for disapproval and it allowed them no chink to get at him and quarrel with him. His silence left people guilty and they had no chance to dilute their guilt with anger. Inhuman! But Phil felt no guilt. He always called the cards as they fell, played the cards as they were.
