He has no cause to deceive _me_.

The question is, is he deceived himself?
Remember what grand schemes he would now and then become wild upon here, saying and thinking he had found the philosopher's stone.

And how would they turn out?
This may be one of the same calibre.

I wonder we did not hear again by the last month's mail." "There's a mail due now." "I know there is," said Frederick.

"Should it bring news to confirm this, I shall go out to him." "The worst is, those diggings appear to be all a lottery," remarked Lionel.