"I am afraid there is something in that story.

She wanted to be with us; indeed, she begged to be allowed to come almost with tears.

But I wouldn't have it, since accidents may always happen; the vibration might shake in the roof or something; in fact, I don't think you should be here.

Why don't you go away and leave me ?" I answered that nothing would induce me to do so, for such a job should not be left to one man.
"No, you're right," he said; "I might faint or lose my head or anything.
I wish now that we had arranged to send the spark from the palace, which perhaps we might have done by joining the telephone wire on to the others.

But, to tell you the truth, I'm afraid of the batteries.
The cells are new but very weak, for time and the climate have affected them, and I thought it possible the extra difference might make the difference and that they would fail to work.