“Why so?”
“He’s not likely to practice as he preaches.”
“Again, why so?”
“Because all his life he looks one way and pulls another.”
“Very good—very good, indeed.”
“Nay, sir, good in practice, but still not good in deed—there’s a puzzle.”
“A puzzle, indeed, to find such a regular chain of repartee in a wherry.”
“Well, sir, if I’m a regular chain to-day, I shall be like an irregular watch to-morrow.”
“Why so, my lad?”
“Because I shall be out of my time.”