"You left him there? Do you mean to say that you have stolen his yacht?"
"No, sir; I don't mean to say so, and I don't think it is quite fair for you to say so, since I intend to restore her to Mr. Waterford, or to his legal representative, on claim, and sufficient evidence of ownership."
"Who wrote the letter which Peter brought me?"
"I did; but, as I told you in the letter, my hand was injured in the fight, and I couldn't do justice to my own style of penmanship."
"It was a forgery then."
"I signed no name to it, but left you to draw your own inferences."
"It is just as much a forgery as though you had signed it."
"But not half so much a forgery as receipting a lumber bill of the Michigan Pine Company. I hope the whiskey reached you in good order and condition."
"None of your impudence, Phil. This isn't the way to treat one who has used you as well as I have."
"For all the kindness you have bestowed upon me, I am very grateful; and I am only sorry you were not worthy of the confidence I felt in your integrity."