I've never been so nearly done by any man as by you." "But for luck you would have been," said I.
"Yes, but I count luck as one of my resources," he replied.
"Well, what are you going to do now ?" He took no notice, but went on.
"You played too high.

It was all or nothing with you, just as it is with me.

But for that we could have stood together.

I'm sorry, Martin; I like you, you know." For the life of me I had never been able to help liking him.
"But likings mustn't interfere with duty," he went on, smiling.

"What claim have you at my hands ?" "Decent burial, I suppose," I answered.
He got up and paced the room for a moment or two.