That's what I call being a fool.' 'Now, I'm going to tell you a secret, sir.' 'A secret!' 'You must promise to keep it.' 'Of course I will keep it, if it ought to be kept.' 'They want me to marry Julia.' 'What!' 'My cousin Julia.

It's an old affair.

Perhaps it was not Davis only that made me run away five years ago.' 'Do you mean they asked you;--or did you ask her ?' 'Well; I did not ask her.

I do not know that I can be more explicit.
Nevertheless it is expected; and as I do not mean to do it, you can see that there is a difficulty.' 'I would not go near the place, John.' 'I must.' 'Then you'll have to marry her.' 'I won't.' 'Then there'll be a quarrel.' 'It may be so, but I will avoid it if possible.

I must go.