Most people seem to find that amusing." "And that is why you were grieved ?" "Yes." "But why did the papers treat you so badly ?" "Mr.Costell tells me that I told too much truth for people to understand.

I ought to have said nothing, or charged a bargain right out, for then they would have understood.

A friend of--a fellow I used to know, said I was the best chap for bungling he ever knew, and I'm afraid it's true." "Do you know Costell?
I thought he was such a dishonest politician ?" "I know Mr.Costell.I haven't met the dishonest politician yet." "You mean ?" "He hasn't shown me the side the papers talk about." "And when he does ?" "I shall be very sorry, for I like him, and I like his wife." Then Peter told about the little woman who hated politics and loved flowers, and about the cool, able manager of men, who could not restrain himself from putting his arms about the necks of his favorite horses, and who had told about the death of one of his mares with tears in his eyes.

"He had his cheek cut open by a kick from one of his horses once, and he speaks of it just as we would speak of some unintentional fault of a child." "Has he a great scar on his cheek ?" "Yes.

Have you seen him ?" "Once.