"Indeed! I expected that you would bring him back."
"May I ask if the boy is a relative of yours?"
"No, he is not."
"So much the better."
"Why do you say that? I am particularly interested in him."
"Then, sir, my task becomes more painful and embarrassing."
"You speak in enigmas, Captain Haley."
"I hesitate to speak plainly. I know you will be pained by what I have to tell you."
"Don't consider my feelings, Captain Haley, but say what you have to say."
"Then I regret to say that the boy, Robert Rushton, is unworthy of your friendship."