They'll draw tight lines around this snug little, strong little fort of ours." "Which removes all possibility that your friend Tayoga will come at the appointed time." Robert glared at him.
"Will," he said, "I've discovered that you have a double nature, although the two are never struggling for you at the same time." "That is I march tandem with my two natures, so to speak ?" "They alternate.

At times you're a sensible boy." "Boy?
I'm older than you are!" "One wouldn't think it.

But a well bred Quaker never interrupts.

As I said, you're quite sensible at times and you ought to thank me for saying so.

At other times your mind loves folly.