Your wife would be ashamed of you if she knew you were trying to get out of it.'" "Ah no, your honour!" he briskly replied; "indade she would approve it.
If you won't discover on me, I'll tell you the truth.

It was the wife herself, she's a great schollard, and reads the papers, that tould me not to pay you more than half the rent--for she says there's a new Act coming to wipe it all out.

Will you take the half-year ?" "No, I will not.

Don't be afraid of your wife, but pay what you owe, like a man.

You've got the money there in your pocket." This was a good shot.