His fear or his susceptibility was such, that in discoursing with strangers he merely said, that had he known of the Prince's letter, which was not delivered to him.
He merely said that he would have nothing to do with it, after having got me to tell him what our option on the mine was.
I do not deny it; I merely said I did not know it was the case, and I do not believe it, that is all.
I was shown a photograph in which he appeared, and I merely said: "This bearded man looks very much like the red-bearded man I saw on the fatal night!
Then he merely said I was a sticky and noxious worm that wanted poisoning with rat poison, and that nothing more need be said before the court-martial.
When I showed him what he'd done, he merely said, 'A bee orchis?
I merely said: "I am from Pennsylvania, and am going back soon, and wanted to tell him some news.
He knew nothing of my reasons for declining the oath, and when he desired a reply from me to telegraph back to Washington, I merely said: "Just tell them I won't do it.
When Joseph put the tureen on the table, he merely said: "There!
However, I merely said,-- "I think you do me an injustice.
I merely said: "And if you give up your life for the sake of this painting, Lucia, is that fair to me?
I never forgot for a second the character I had assumed, and drawing the cigar slowly from my lips I merely said: "Then they have caught a great rascal.
It appears that he showed no surprise--he merely said, 'I expected you!
But he was too discreet to utter his mind aloud--he merely said: "No doubt you are right, eccellenza.
I merely said I thought it better to keep it well away from all vibration, as so far it hadn’t exploded.
I merely said," he went on, "I merely said that I'd stop short of murder.
I refused to answer,--I merely said that I would not even think about it, much less talk of it, and begged him not to.
I merely said that I hoped it was so, for he and I were having bad luck, and were longing for meat; fish was palling on us.
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