If I did not do so, I should soon make people unwilling to lend me their things.

And I think there must be some good reason why James is not willing to lend you his knife." "Why, he says," answered Marco, "that I don't bring back his things." "Ah!" rejoined Forester, "that's it.

I thought there must be some such reason as that.

You have lost your character with James, and I advise you to acquire a new one as soon as you can.

Besides, you have done him injustice this evening.