I am not saying too much when I tell you that some men, in my shoes, would arrest you forthwith." Curtis looked at Steingall quizzically, and even laughed with a whole-hearted appreciation of the jest.
"Lucky for me I have fallen into the hands of a sensible person," he said.
"Allow me to remark," put in Uncle Horace solemnly, "that Mr.Steingall has won my unstinted admiration by the way in which he has conducted this inquiry." Devar was beginning to enjoy himself.

He alone was able to estimate Curtis at his true worth; even that astounding marriage was losing some of its bizarre attributes since Curtis had begun to talk about it.
"Good for you, Mr.Curtis, senior," he crowed delightedly.

"If Indiana knew what it really wanted it would run you for Governor." Steingall nearly became angry.

Indeed, it is probable that he would have expressed his sentiments in strong language were it not for the presence of Mrs.Curtis.
"Now, sir," he said, with a perceptible stiffening of manner, "let us have done with pretense.

You strike me as being sane, yet you ask me to believe that you have acted like a lunatic.