Hiss never volunteered to take one, but he pointed out to HUAC that it was inconceivable that he, a highly public figure, could have fooled for so long the journalists and statesmen who saw my every facial expression, heard the tones in which I spoke, and knew my every act.
Hiss thought it was unimaginable that journalists and statements would have been fooled by him, because they saw all of my facial expressions, heard everything I said, and knew everything I did.