"I want no interest.
I'm not a money-lender." "We won't quarrel about that," rejoined Alexander, with a merry look.
"But come now, why don't you let a fellow hear from you now and then?
What are you doing?
Going back among the Muscovites ?" "Straight back to Odessa, yes." "I may look you up there some day, if Biddy can spare me for a few weeks.

A glimpse of the bear--it might be useful to me.

Terrible savages I suppose ?" Piers laughed impatiently, and gave no other answer.
"Well, the one thing I really wanted to say, Piers--you _must_ let me say it--I, for one, shall take a strong stand about your moral rights in this business here, Of course your claim is every bit as good as ours; only a dunder-headed jackass would see it in any other way.
Daniel quite agrees with me.

The difficulty will be that woman.

A terrible woman! She regards you as sealed for perdition by the mere fact of your birth.