You think that I know where Thyrza is ?' 'I suppose you're as likely to as anybody.' 'Why?
Confound it, why ?' She shrugged her shoulders, and turned away.

He pressed his question with growing impatience.
'Why, what did you come telling me the other night ?' cried Totty at length.

'It was like your impudence.' 'What did I tell you?
I didn't tell you anything.

I asked if you knew of something, and you said you did.

I don't see how I was impudent.
After hearing Bower's tale it was likely I should come and speak to you about it.' 'Bower's tale?
What tale ?' 'You don't know that Bower's found it all out, and is telling everybody ?' 'Found all _what_ out?
I haven't been to the shop for a week.