But, for your own safety--are you bent on running the risk ?" "I am, Guy, rather than spill any more blood unnecessarily.

I have already shed too much, and my dreams begin to trouble me as I get older," was the grave response of the landlord.
"And how, if he speaks out, and you have no chance either to stop his mouth or to run for it ?" "Who'll believe him, think you ?--where's the proof?
Do you mean to confess for both of us at the first question ?" "True--," said Rivers, "there would be a difficulty in conviction, but his oath would put us into some trouble." "I think not; our people know nothing about him, and would scarcely lend much aid to have either of us turned upon our backs," replied Munro, without hesitation.
"Well, be it then as you say.

There is yet another subject, Munro, on which I have just as little reason to be satisfied as this.

How long will you permit this girl to trifle with us both?
Why should you care for her prayers and pleadings--her tears and entreaties?
If you are determined upon the matter, as I have your pledge, these are childish and unavailing; and the delay can have no good end, unless it be that you do in fact look, as I have said, and as I sometimes think, for some chance to take me off, and relieve you of my importunities and from your pledges." "Look you, Guy, the child is my own twin-brother's only one, and a sweet creature it is.

I must not be too hard with her; she begs time, and I must give it." "Why, how much time would she have?
Heaven knows what she considers reasonable, or what you or I should call so; but to my mind she has had time enough, and more by far than I was willing for.