I felt sure, however, you would not accept it." "I suppose such bets are very common." "I don't think men ought to propose them unless they are quite sure of their company.

Maybe I'm wrong, and I often feel that I am strait-laced about such things.

It is so odd to me that men cannot amuse themselves without pitting themselves against each other.

When a man tells me that he can shoot better than I, I tell him that my keeper can shoot better than he." "All the same, it's a good thing to excel," said Phineas.
"I'm not so sure of that," said Mr.Kennedy.

"A man who can kill more salmon than anybody else, can rarely do anything else.