All really dangerous criminals are respectable people.
"And a _hakim,_ eh?
An Indian physician?
I have heard of Indian physicians being poisoners--although, of course, they're respectable people and give the poison by mistake! Now if he should go to Ali Higg and poison him, while pretending to cure boils and indigestion--" "But he won't," said Grim, "so why suppose ?" "Of course he won't, unless you tell him to!" she snapped.
"I dare say he's as much in your power as I am.

But suppose you tell him to--" "I won't, Jael." "Now don't you be a fool, James Grim! You can't deceive me into thinking you're above such things.

That haughty attitude is British, not American; you've been defiled by contact with them.

Come out into the open like an unhypocritical American.
Talk business.
"I've tried to make a man of Ali Higg, but he's only an animal after all.

The best I can ever do with him will be failure compared to what I could make of you, James Grim.