You are very much mistaken if you think that there are secrets between me and Hester.' 'I don't suppose you will be pleased to hear the story of such a life told in all the public papers.' 'Certainly not;--but it will be an annoyance which I can bear.

You or any one else would be very much mistaken who would suppose that life out in those places can go on in the same regular way that it does here.
Gold beneath the ground is a dangerous thing to touch, and few who have had to do with it have come out much freer from misfortune than myself.
As for these people, I don't suppose that I shall hear from them again.
I shall send them both word that not a shilling is to be expected from me.' There was after this a long discussion as to the nature of the messages to be sent.

There was no absolute quarrel between the two men, and the attorney acknowledged to himself that it was now his duty to give the best advice in his power to his brother-in-law; but their manner to each other was changed.

It was evident that Robert did not quite believe all that Caldigate told him, and evident also that Caldigate resented this want of confidence.

But still each knew that he could not do without the other.