Congratulate yourself, sir, for, if you should gain the lawsuit, you will have obtained my secret for nothing.

I would never have believed you capable of deceiving me in such a manner." "Reverend sir, I can assure you that I would not willingly deceive any one." "Do you know the secret, or do you not?
Do you suppose I would have given it to you without the agreement we entered into?
Well, there will be some fun over this affair in Naples, and the lawyers will make money out of it.

But I am much grieved at this turn of affairs, and I am very sorry that I allowed myself to be so easily deceived by your fine talk.

In the mean time, here are your fifty ounces." As I was taking the money out of my pocket, frightened to death lest he should accept it, he left the room, saying that he would not have it.

He soon returned; we had supper in the same room, but at separate tables; war had been openly declared, but I felt certain that a treaty of peace would soon be signed.