But I give you to understand once and for all that I am in no jesting spirit." "Nor yet me," says Stewart.

"And I give you to understand (if that's to be the word) that I like the looks of your behaviour less and less.

You come here to me with all sorts of propositions, which will put me in a train of very doubtful acts and bring me among very undesirable persons this many a day to come.

And then you tell me you're going straight out of my office to make your peace with the Advocate! Alan's button here or Alan's button there, the four quarters of Alan wouldnae bribe me further in." "I would take it with a little more temper," said I, "and perhaps we can avoid what you object to.

I can see no way for it but to give myself up, but perhaps you can see another; and if you could, I could never deny but what I would be rather relieved.