Why ?" "Only that--it's too bad.

I've known them so long; I'm friendly with both.

Jack is a curious fellow.

There's much of good in him, Mallett, although I believe you and he are not on terms.

He is a--I don't mean this for criticism--but sometimes his manner is unfortunate, leading people to consider him overbearing.
"I understand why people think so; I get angry at him, sometimes, myself--being perhaps rather sensitive and very conscious that I am not anything remarkable.
"But, somehow"-- he looked earnestly at Duane--"I set a very great value on old friendships.