I knew perfectly that she was a bad lot when I went there as a matter of fact that's WHY I went  " She broke off, seeing some 92 bewilderment on the lawyer's face, and went on: "I think perhaps I'd better tell you the whole story, Sir James.
She said to Sir James "I should tell you the whole story", upon seeing the lawyers surprise.
It was decided that saving any of them would prove too expensive and risky.