But you didn't tell me.
Why on earth didn't you?
Didn't you know that if I'd realized that swab had borrered my gun to kill my cat that would have been enough?
If the critter had stole a million chickens 'twouldn't have made any difference if I'd known THAT.

The cheeky lubber! Well, he won't shoot at anything of ours for one spell, I'll bet.

But why didn't you tell me ?" Mary-'Gusta's answer was promptly given.
"Why, 'cause," she said, "that was just it.

I knew if you knew that you wouldn't care whether David stole the chicken or not.

And I wanted you to know he didn't." "Um, I see.