"I do as I please.

I don't concern myself about what others think.

Your friend interests me.

I've a curiosity to see whether he has improved in the last two or three years as much as he says he has." "He told you all about himself ?" "Everything--and nothing." "That's just it!" exclaimed Arkwright, misunderstanding her.

"After he has talked me into a state of collapse, every word about himself and his career, I think it all over, and wonder whether there's anything to the man or not.