This tanking and gambling has got to be stopped." "I'm afraid I've given you some bother," Charnock answered penitently.
"For all that, I'm not so bad as I was.

In fact, I really think I'm steadying down by degrees, and since you have paid my debts I don't mind promising--" "By degrees won't do; you have got to stop right off.

Besides, you know how much your promises are worth." Charnock colored.

"That's rather cruel, Sadie, but I suppose it's deserved." "I don't mean what you think; not your promise to Miss Dalton," Sadie answered with some embarrassment.

"You told me you wouldn't drive over to Wilkinson's again, and the first time I wasn't about you went.