We are both rogues.

God knows it, and you and I know it; but I am not such a hypocritical rogue as to make mock boasts of my honesty to my brother rogue.' This was certainly a long speech to have been made by a smile which crossed Mr.Scott's face but for a moment, but every word of it was there expressed, and every word of it was there read.
Alaric did not at all like being addressed so uncivilly.

It seemed to tend but little to that 'Excelsior' for which his soul panted; but what could he do?
how could he help himself?
Was it not all true?
could he contradict the smile?
Alas! it was true; it was useless for him now to attempt even to combat such smiles.
'Excelsior,' indeed! his future course might now probably be called by some very different designation.

Easy, very easy, is the slope of hell.
Before they had returned to Ca'stocks Cottage, Undy had succeeded in persuading his friend that the game must be played on--on and on, and out.

If a man intends to make a fortune in the share-market he will never do it by being bold one day and timid the next.
No turf betting-book can be made up safely except on consistent principles.