Won't work yourselves; won't even let your money work honestly: want to set it to cheating somebody.

Well, you must remember that the biter sometimes gets bitten." "Oh! we don't want anything hazardous," explained Raed.
"Yes, I see," remarked Mr.H----; "something not too sharp, sort of over and above board, and tolerably safe." "That's about our style," remarked Wade.
"Well, I'm doing a little something by way of Back-Bay land speculation.

That would be near home for you; and you can go in your whole pile, or only a thousand, just as you choose." "Back-bay land," said Kit.

"Where is this Back-bay land ?" "Well, there you've got me," replied Mr.H----, laughing.

"It would be rather hard telling where the _land_ is.