 You are one of Pinkerton's men, I presume," he said. He had gathered from my mysterious manner that I was a detective. I knew what he was thinking, and it made me worse. "No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seeming to imply that I came from a rival agency.  Rural School Methods - Page 418by Elmer L. Ritter, Alta L. Wilmarth - 1925 - 453 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Shorthand - 1894 - 510 pages
...thinking, and it made me worse. " No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seemingly to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell the truth," I went on, as if I had been attempting to lie about it, " I am not a detective, at all. I have come to open an account. I intend... | |
 | Thomas L. Masson - American wit and humor - 1903 - 204 pages
...thinking and it made me worse. " No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seemingly to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell the truth," I went on,...relieved, but still serious; he concluded now that I was a son of Baron Rothschild, or a young Gould. "A large account, I suppose," he said. "Fairly large,"... | |
 | Lionel Strachey - Wit and humor - 1906 - 316 pages
...was thinking and it made me worse. "No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seemingly to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell the truth," I went on,...relieved, but still serious; he concluded now that I was a son of Baron Rothschild, or a young Gould. "A large account, I suppose," he said. "Fairly large,"... | |
 | Joel Chandler Harris - American wit and humor - 1907 - 314 pages
...was thinking and it made me worse. "No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seemingly to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell the truth," I went on,...relieved, but still serious; he concluded now that I was a son of Baron Rothschild, or a young Gould. "A large account, I suppose," he said. "Fairly large,"... | |
 | Thomas L. Masson - Anecdotes - 1913 - 256 pages
..."No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seemingly to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell you the truth," I went on, as if I had been prompted to...relieved, but still serious; he concluded now that I was a son of young Rothschild, or a young Gould. "A fairly large account, I suppose?" he said. " Fairly... | |
 | Stephen Leacock - 1918 - 260 pages
...was thinking, and it made me worse. "No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seeming to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell the truth," I went on,...relieved but still serious; he concluded now that I was a son of Baron Rothschild or a young Gould. "A large account, I suppose," he said. "Fairly large,"... | |
 | Rollo La Verne Lyman, Howard Copeland Hill - Readers - 1925 - 736 pages
...detective. I knew what he was thinking and felt all the worse. I had been prompted to lie about the matter, "I am not a detective at all. I have come to open...relieved, but still serious; he concluded now that I was a son of Baron Rothschild, or a young Gould. "A very large account, I suppose," he said. "Fairly large,"... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - American literature - 1927 - 398 pages
...was thinking, and it made me worse. "No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seeming to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell the truth," I went on,...relieved but still serious; he concluded now that I was a son of Baron Rothschild or a young Gould. "A large account, I suppose," he said. "Fairly large,"... | |
 | Rollo La Verne Lyman, Howard Copeland Hill - Readers - 1925 - 748 pages
...thinking and felt all the worse. "No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seemingly to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell the truth," I went on, as if I had been prompted to lie about the matter, "I am not a detective at all. I have come to open an account. I intend to keep all my money... | |
 | R.G. Moyles - Literary Collections - 1994 - 346 pages
...was thinking, and it made me worse. "No, not from Pinkerton's," I said, seeming to imply that I came from a rival agency. "To tell the truth," I went on,...account. I intend to keep all my money in this bank." "A large account, I suppose," he said. "Fairly large," I whispered. "I propose to deposit fifty-six... | |
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