'The truth, mind.' So I said, 'I see now it was very silly, and Dora said it was wrong, but it didn't seem so till we did it.

We wanted to restore the fallen fortunes of our house, and in the books if you rescue an old gentleman from deadly peril, he brings you up as his own son--or if you prefer to be your father's son, he starts you in business, so that you end in wealthy affluence; and there wasn't any deadly peril, so we made Pincher into one--and so--' I was so ashamed I couldn't go on, for it did seem an awfully mean thing.

Lord Tottenham said-- 'A very nice way to make your fortune--by deceit and trickery.

I have a horror of dogs.

If I'd been a weak man the shock might have killed me.
What do you think of yourselves, eh ?' We were all crying except Oswald, and the others say he was; and Lord Tottenham went on--'Well, well, I see you're sorry.