Marmaduke: I think you must fancy that I told him more than I did.

I did not know where you were; and as he was going to London, and I thought you knew him well, and I had no other means of warning you, I had to make use of him.

Jasper will tell you how thoroughly trustworthy he is.

But all I said--and I really could not say less--was that I was afraid you were in bad company, or under bad influence, or something like that; and that I only wanted you to come down here at once." "Oh! Indeed! That was _all_, was it?
Merely that I was in bad company." "I think I said under bad influence.

I was told so; and I believed it at the time.