I should not like to be accused of such treatment myself, but I can understand it.

I cannot understand that the man should have been missing altogether, and that then he should have held his tongue." "How do you know all this ?" asked the attorney.
"It is sufficient that I do know it." "I don't believe a word of it," said the squire.
"Coming from you, of course I must put up with any contradiction," said Augustus.

"I should not bear it from any one else," and he looked at the attorney.
"One has a right to ask for your authority," said his father.
"I cannot give it.

A lady is concerned whose name I shall not mention.
But it is of less importance, as his own friends are acquainted with the nature of his conduct.

Indeed, it seems odd to see you two gentlemen so ignorant as to the matter which has been a subject of common conversation in most circles.