You see--the odds were scarcely even, were they?
It wasn't likely anything would happen to you!" "I planned the thing," Trent said, "and I saw it through! You did nothing but find a bit of brass.

It was only square that the odds should be in my favour.

Besides, you agreed.

You signed the thing." "But I wasn't quite well at the time," Monty faltered.

"I didn't quite understand.