But he replied smartly to your speeches, and your pride and vanity got to work.

You must answer smartly and sarcastically in turn, and you see what's come of it.

You forgot the knave in the wit; and the mistake was incurable.

Why tell him that you wanted to pick his pocket, and perhaps cut his throat ?" "That was a blunder, I grant; but the fact is, I entirely mistook the man.

Besides, I had a reason for so doing, which it is not necessary to speak about now." "Oh, ay--it wouldn't be lawyer-like, if you hadn't a reason for everything, however unreasonable," was the retort.
"Perhaps not, Munro; but this is not the matter now.