"I supposed I had a perfect right to come here if I wished.

I did not dream that my presence in this house would be questioned." "That depends," Phil retorted.

"Why did you leave Prescott ?" Patches, still calm, answered gently.

"My reasons for not staying in Prescott are entirely personal, Phil; I do not care to explain just now." "Oh, you don't?
Well, it seems to me, sir, that you have a devil of a lot of personal business that you can't explain." "I am afraid I have," returned Patches, with his old self-mocking smile.
"But, look here, Phil, you are disturbed and all wrought up about something, or you wouldn't attack me like this.

You don't really think me a suspicious character, and you know you don't.