"I only wish you had been in my place."
"If I had I wouldn't have been an idiot!" retorted De Vere.
"Oh, you wouldn't have! Some folks are very smart," replied Tim, getting angry.
"I'd have been smart enough for that."
"A lot you would. If he'd had you as he had me, you would have told more than I did, and promised anything he asked."
"I'm not a baby, I want you to understand, to cry if any one looks at me."
"No, you are very brave, to have to get some one to help you to get square with Fred Worthington."
"I was a fool when I got you."
"And I was a fool for having anything to do with you in this business. You will be arrested and sent to prison, and so will I, unless you pay Mr. Simmons the five hundred."
"Arrested! What do you mean?" asked Matthew, turning pale.