Collar Me Again
Cuff clears the Indians and names the travelling companion in the mother's carriage: the Moonstone. Betteredge says nothing. He only holds on like death to his belief in Miss Rachel. The household is already writing a story on her silence. His job, as he understands it, is not to test that story. It is to keep her innocent in his own chest while the sergeant fills in the rest.
Key Insight
Loyalty that will not speak still chooses a side. Holding on like death is a decision. Notice when belief has become a grip instead of a question.
“I said nothing. I only held on like death to my belief in Miss Rachel.”Full analysis
