If I can only begin." "Pohaps Ah maght begin fo' you." "No, you can't.

Lord knows, I'd like to let you.

Well, it's like this." Fulkerson made a clutch at his hair, and then, after another hesitation, he abruptly laid the whole affair before her.

He did not think it necessary to state the exact nature of the offence Lindau had given Dryfoos, for he doubted if she could grasp it, and he was profuse of his excuses for troubling her with the matter, and of wonder at himself for having done so.

In the rapture of his concern at having perhaps made a fool of himself, he forgot why he had told her; but she seemed to like having been confided in, and she said, "Well, Ah don't see what you can do with you' ahdeals of friendship except stand bah Mr.Mawch." "My ideals of friendship?
What do you mean ?" "Oh, don't you suppose we know?
Mr.Beaton said you we' a pofect Bahyard in friendship, and you would sacrifice anything to it." "Is that so ?" said Fulkerson, thinking how easily he could sacrifice Lindau in this case.