When he joined me on the sidewalk I said, “A nine mile walk is no joke, especially in the rain.”

"Y'know the wisest fellow ever lived? And don't tell me Solomon.” “Who, Mr. Crook?” asked Tom Merlin's girl, hanging on Tom's arm. “Brer Rabbit. And why? Becos he lay low and said nuffin'"

“Murderers get caught because they’re yellow. If they just did their job and left it at that, they might die in their beds at ninety-nine. But the minute they’ve socked their man they start feverishly buildin’ a little tent to hide in, and presently some chap comes along, who might never have noticed them, but gets curious about the little tent.”