It was not that I grudged him justice, but I waited for him to make advances, and he made none.

I am sorry to trouble you with all this, Mr.Quatermain, but I must to make things clear, eh, Good ?" "Quite so, quite so," said the captain.

"Mr.Quatermain will, I am sure, keep this history to himself." "Of course," said I, for I rather pride myself on my discretion, for which, as Sir Henry had heard, I have some repute.
"Well," went on Sir Henry, "my brother had a few hundred pounds to his account at the time.

Without saying anything to me he drew out this paltry sum, and, having adopted the name of Neville, started off for South Africa in the wild hope of making a fortune.

This I learned afterwards.