I was watching out for leaks.

I stopped two, and this one----" He glanced down at Lorraine, who sat beside the fire, a blanket tied tightly around her waist and her ankles, so that, while comfortably free, she could make no move to escape.
"I was fixing to stop _her_ from telling all she knew," he added harshly.

"By to-night I'd have had her married to me, you damned fool.
And here you've blocked everything for me, afraid I was falling down on my job! "Now folks, lemme just tell you a few little things.

I know my limit--you've got me dead to rights.

I ain't complaining about that; a man in my game expects to get his, some day.