...was done. But George didn't tell any false stories about it. He just told his father the whole truth. "I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet." This pleased his father. Mind you, now, his father was not pleased because George hacked...

...thank her as long as I live. "You sent for me?'' she inquired, with the blandest accents imaginable. I can't tell a lie, pa, — you know I can't tell a lie ; besides, I had not time to make up one, and I said, " Yes," and then, of all stupid devices that...

...thank her as long as I live. "You sent for me?'' she inquired, with the blandest accents imaginable. I can't tell a lie, pa, — you know I can't tell a lie ; besides, I had not time to make up one, and I said, " Yes," and then, of all stupid devices that...