Contemptible! why it's my eccentricity among my equals.

If I dread the profane vulgar, that only proves that I'm above them.

Odi, etc.

Besides, Achilles had his weak point, and egad, it was when he faced about! By Jingo! I wish I'd had that idea yesterday.

I should have behaved better.' Evan could see that the creature was beginning to rely desperately on his humour.
'Come,' he said, 'be a man to-day.