Upton Sinclair

“ You have a wonderful thing to live and fight for; while she"--he hesitated a moment, for he was not sure of his own ideas on this subject--"she has so many things to learn; and she may never learn them. She'll miss some fine things."
"I know one of the fine things she does not mean to miss," said Mary, grimly; "that's Mr. Hal Warner." ”

“ Ye're stupid with women, Joe. Ye didn't see what the girl did to me! 'Twas some kind of a bug I was to her. She was not sure if I was the kind that bites, but she took no chances--she threw me off, like that. ”