"At any rate, at the time I thought it would be hard to explain, so I let it go without telling you.

I tried to make it all clear to Charlie that, having paid no money, he had no claim on the boat, but you can't explain a thing like that to an Indian.

So Charlie wouldn't listen to anything I could say.

The half-breed isn't right in his head, anyway, I'm inclined to think." "So, without warning, you left us at the mercy of a possibly insane Indian ?" Miss Elting persisted.

"Mr.Dickinson, you have acted in a very cowardly fashion toward women who had been sent here believing that they were to be in a measure under your protection.