Pshaw!" She flung herself irritably back in her chair and opened her book.
Cowperwood gazed at her solemnly, for this thrust in regard to Stephanie was a revelation.

This woman business could grow peculiarly exasperating at times.
"What do you mean, anyhow ?" he observed, cautiously and with much seeming candor.

"I haven't given any jade or jewels to any one, nor have I been running around with any 'little snips,' as you call them.
I don't know what you are talking about, Aileen." "Oh, Frank," commented Aileen, wearily and incredulously, "you lie so! Why do you stand there and lie?
I'm so tired of it; I'm so sick of it all.

How should the servants know of so many things to talk of here if they weren't true?
I didn't invite Mrs.Platow to come and ask me why you had given her daughter a set of jade.

I know why you lie; you want to hush me up and keep quiet.