 What is the irony of Svan’s suspicion that his five fellow conspirators are cowards for not admitting who drew the double cross?
DOUBLECROSS by JAMES Mac CREIGH Revolt was brewing on Venus, led by the descendant of the first Earthmen to land. "The Council did not know what we would face. She shook them out and handed the bowl to Svan, who was rapidly creasing the six fatal slips. And the sixth person will have his chance to steal to the side of the ship. Svan waited impatiently for the chosen one to announce it—a second, ten seconds.... He stared at them in a new light, saw their indecision magnified, became opposition. If there was a coward, it would do no good to unmask him. The six conspirators in Svan's old ground car moved slowly along the main street of the native town.
 It turns out that Svan was the one who drew the double cross slip, suggesting that all of his virulent suspicions were entirely his fault.
 It turns out that Svan planned to pull the double cross slip himself, so that he could blame his fellow conspirators and finally be rid of them.  It turns out that Svan was the one who drew the double cross slip, suggesting that all of his virulent suspicions were entirely his fault.  It turns out that Svan’s five friends made sure that Ingra, Svan’s love interest, didn’t pull the double cross slip. This causes Svan to pull it instead.  It turns out that Svan’s five friends conspired to make sure he drew the double cross slip.