"You have studied the law long enough to know the impolicy of such conduct." "I judge, not from fair words but deeds.

Sir, the change in your behaviour to me is too sudden for me to believe it genuine." "Strange," mused Mr.Moncton, "so young and so suspicious!" then turning to me, he said, without the least appearance of resentment at my violence, "Geoffrey, I know your faulty temper, and forgive you for using such insulting language.

The communication I have just made was enough to irritate your sensitive nature and mortify your pride; but it is not reasonable that your anger should be directed against me.

I considered it absolutely necessary, to apprise you of these important facts, and conveyed the knowledge of them to you, as gently as I could, just to show you that you must depend upon your own exertions to advance your position in society." "If your statement be true, what have I to do with society ?" said I.
"What position could I obtain in a world which already regards me as an outcast ?" "Not here, perhaps.

But there are other countries, where the conventional rules which govern society in this, are regarded with indifference--_America_, for instance." He fixed his keen eye upon me.