I thought we had you both as safe as chickens in a coop.

Who would have thought of Jim givin' us the slip, on a barebacked horse, without so much as a halter?
I'm devilish sorry for your family; but if nothing less than a thousand head of cattle will satisfy people, they must expect trouble to come of it.' 'What are you talking about ?' I said.

'You've got the wrong story and the wrong men.' 'All right; we'll see about that.

I don't know whether you want any breakfast, but I should like a cup of tea.

It's deuced slow work watching all night, though it isn't cold.