It's all the same." "It's nothing of the sort," said the major indignantly.
"I mean it was all the same to my father.

He wouldn't know the difference.

Well, I told him of your high descent, and that you were a traveller, a soldier, and a man of steady and trustworthy habits." "Eh ?" ejaculated the major involuntarily.

"Well, all right.

Go on!" "I told him all this," said Ezra slowly, "and I pointed out to him that the sum of money which he was prepared to lay out would be better expended on such a man than on one who had no virtues beyond those of business." "I didn't give you credit for so much sinse!" his companion exclaimed with enthusiasm.
"I said to him that if the matter were left entirely in your hands we could rely upon its being done thoroughly.