‘They have tongues of their own, Jasper.’
‘Did you ever feel their teeth and nails, brother?’
‘Never, Jasper, save Mrs. Herne’s. I have always been very civil to them, so—’
‘They let you alone. I say, brother, some part of the secret is in them.’
‘They seem rather flighty, Jasper.’
‘Ay, ay, brother!’
‘Rather fond of loose discourse!’
‘Rather so, brother.’
‘Can you always trust them, Jasper?’
‘We never watch them, brother.’