Alvarez realized that he had gone too far, but I think that he fears Father Montigny for other reasons, too.

The priest may put the Governor General on his guard." "So we ain't alone," said Long Jim musingly.

"Curious how you git help when you ain't expectin' it.

The wicked hev it their way fur a while, an' then they don't.

They don't ever seem able to finish up their work.
Sometimes I think the right is jest like a river flowin' on in its nateral channel, an' boun' to git to the sea after a while, no matter what happens.