'Not good enough,' would be my word.

But even principle goes under when it comes to friends--the right sort, I mean.

This Pinkerton is frightened, and he seems sick; the medico don't seem to care a cent about his state of health; and you've got to figure how you would like it if he came to die.

Remember, the risk of this little swindle is all yours; it's no sort of risk to Mr.Pinkerton.Well, you've got to put it that way plainly, and see how you like the sound of it: my friend Pinkerton is in danger of the New Jerusalem, I am in danger of San Quentin; which risk do I propose to run ?" "That's an ugly way to put it," I objected, "and perhaps hardly fair.
There's right and wrong to be considered." "Don't know the parties," replied Nares; "and I'm coming to them, anyway.

For it strikes me, when it came to smuggling opium, you walked right up ?" "So I did," I said; "sick I am to have to say it!" "All the same," continued Nares, "you went into the opium-smuggling with your head down; and a good deal of fussing I've listened to, that you hadn't more of it to smuggle.