41/44 I tell you, sir," quoth he, warming again, "whatever's true,--that's false. You're wrong there, if you never are wrong again; and you'll say so yourself, before you've known her a week. No, sir! If you could make me believe that, I should never believe in goodness again on earth; but hold all men, and women too, and those above, for aught I know, that are greater than men and women, for liars together." What was to be answered? I would not have said that much if I had thought I should have pained you so. I suppose that the belt was washed into the sea. |