Carter Liou question 2: In the first part of the reading, Brinker presses Gene about what Finny and what happened. Explore and explain the significance of their conversation before the Butt Room. Be sure to explore the significance of the syntax of “But the truth will out” (88)

At the beginning of chapter 7 Brinker enters Gene's dorm.  When he realizes that Gene has the room all to himself he jokes that Gene purposely wanted Finny to fall off the tree.  Gene becomes very nervous and tries to hide his guilt from Brinker.  A key quotes is on page 88, "Don't be a nutter Brinker," I turned back towards the desk and began moving books with rapid pointlessness, "what a crazy thing to say ."  My voice sounded too strained even to my own blood-pounded ears (Knowles 88)."  Here we can see that when Brinker even mentions that that it was Gene's fault that Finny got injured, Gene get nervous (blood starts pounding) and denies it. On page 88 Brinker continues with the "joke" and says to Gene, "Rest assure son in our democracy, even fighting for its life, the truthy will turn out (Knowles 88)."  Here Brinker means that Gene can't hide his guilt forever and that people will find out he jounced the branch making Finny loose his balance and fall. Gene then freaks out and on page 88 Gene says to Brinker, "I feel like a smoke, don't you?  Let's go down to the Butt Room (Knowles 88)."  Here Gene is trying to change the subject, he hopes that if he and Brinker go to the Butt Room that Brinker will just forget and will stop blaming Gene for Finny's injury.  The converstion between Gene and Brinker shows that Gene is still guilty about injuring Finny and scared that people will find out.
Do you think people will find out that Gene injured Finny? If so when?