Let us hear the suspicions. I will look after the proofs.

It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.

Well, sir, let us do what we can to curtail this visit, which can hardly be agreeable to you, and is inexpressibly irksome to me.

When you have one of the first brains of Europe up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there are infinite possibilities.

Have you tried to drive a harpoon through a body? No? Tut, tut, my dear sir, you must really pay attention to these details.

horses: dangerous on both ends and crafty in the middle

I have already explained to you that what is out of the common is usually a guide rather than a hindrance.