V
1. A direct quotation is enclosed in quotation marks.
Note. If the quotation stands by itself and is printed in different type, the marks may be omitted.
2. A quotation within a quotation is usually enclosed in single quotation marks.
3. In a quotation consisting of several paragraphs, quotation marks are put at the beginning of each paragraph and at the end of the last.
Note. For the punctuation before a quotation, see [p. 307].
4. When a book, poem, or the like, is referred to, the title may be enclosed in quotation marks or italicized.
VI
1. Sudden changes in thought and feeling or breaks in speech are indicated by dashes. Thus,—
Eh!—what—why—upon my life, and so it is—Charley, my boy, so it’s you, is it?—Lever.