"If she loved him she wouldn't do _that_, would she ?" "Minnie!" Briscoe turned upon her sternly.

"I don't want to hear any more talk like that.

It's the way with some papers to jibe at our great institutions, and you've been reading them; that's the trouble with you.
The only criticism any one has any business making against Congress is that it's too good for some of the men we send there.

Congress is our great virtue, understand; the congressmen are our fault." "I didn't mean anything like that," protested the girl.

"I haven't been reading any papers except the 'Herald.' I meant why should she send him away if she cared about him ?" "She'll go with him." "They couldn't both go.