I suppose you have some wild idea in your head--" "No ideas could be wilder than yours are, J.J." "Some wild idea of my maiming the old gentleman, or bribing a man to kidnap him, or sending him a bogus telegram to say that his wife is dying.

As a matter of fact, I'm going to do nothing except tell him the simple truth." "I don't believe you could do that, J.J.

You've never had any practice since I knew you." "If you think that you will get me to reveal the details of my plan by taunting me you're greatly mistaken.

I can stand any amount of insults without turning a hair.

A man who is in the right, and conscious of his own integrity--you recollect what the Latin poet says about that--" "No.