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 of the guilty, we only do half the work that we ought to do. I'd rather any time clear a man who is unjustly charged than prove a man, thought innocent, guilty," answered Trafford.

"Maybe so, but that isn't the kind of work the world gives you most credit for. If you can hang a man, it thinks you've done something big; but if you stop them from hanging a man, they think they've been cheated."

"Well, I guess when all's said and done, it's more a question of what we think about the kind of work we're doing, than what the world thinks of it, that counts. When I'm satisfied with myself—right down honestly satisfied—I find I can let the world think what it's a mind to."