If you're walking round with that girl, singing hymns and talking of your class in Sunday-school, or if you're insinuating that you're a millionaire, and think of buying the place for a summer hotel, I should say you'd better quit that kind of lying.

But, on the other hand, I don't see the necessity of your dancing round here with a shot gun, and yelling for Harkins's blood, or counting that package of greenbacks in the lap of Miss Scott, to be truthful.

It seems to me there ought to be something between the two." "But, George, don't you think--you are on such good terms with Mrs.Hale and her mother--that you might tell them the whole story?
That is, tell it in your own way; they will hear anything from you, and believe it." "Thank you; but suppose I don't believe in lying, either ?" "You know what I mean! You have a way, d--n it, of making everything seem like a matter of course, and the most natural thing going." "Well, suppose I did.

Are you prepared for the worst ?" Falkner was silent for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, anything would be better than this suspense." "I don't agree with you.

Then you would be willing to have them forgive us ?" "I don't understand you." "I mean that their forgiveness would be the worst thing that could happen.