But flea-bite or no flea-bite that's all one to me.

I _wish_ him to give it me and give it he must.

I mean to pick and choose." "And suppose he says no ?" "He'll never say that, or if he does, I shall say something to somebody and then it will be he who will be sorry and not I.Oh, he'll take jolly good care not to make Margari angry.

His honour has much more need of Margari's friendship than Margari has of his honour's." And we shall very soon see under what auspices Margari hoped to get the little country estate from Mr.John Lapussa as a reward for his faithful services.
Meanwhile the action brought by Madame Langai against Mr.John Lapussa was still in its initial stage.

Both parties were inexhaustible in producing documents and raising points of law, but it seemed highly probable that Mr.John would win.