 | John Neal - 1859 - 500 หน้า
...turned a questioning look toward his uncle, but said nothing. " The truth is, my dear nephew — and I may as well make a clean breast of it — I have long been troubled about your sister." " About my sister ! — and how, pray ? " " Well — the fact... | |
 | 1865 - 846 หน้า
...the case, as the receipt of this ep:stle will convincingly prove. The fact is that — I — well, I may as well make a clean breast of it. I have been rather lazy. There ! the murder is out. Nevertheless, in self-defence, I must inform you that there... | |
 | 1893 - 732 หน้า
...arm's length ; he had decided now to play a inkier game, and use him. "Look here, Loring," he said, "I may as well make a clean breast of it ! I have gone a bit farther than I said. You see, as I told you, my mother's most awfully generous, and I wouldn't... | |
 | Mary Angela Dickens - 1894 - 396 หน้า
...arm's length ; he had decided now to play a bolder game, and use him. " Look here, Loring," he said, " I may as well make a clean breast of it ! I have gone a bit farther than I said. You see, as I told you, my mother's most awfully generous, and I wouldn't... | |
 | Mrs. Edward Kennard - 1896 - 328 หน้า
...without going out of your way to insult me to my face.' He hung his head penitently. 'Janie,' he said, ' I may as well make a clean breast of it. I have behaved like a beast, and that's the truth. Oh! my darling, what can I say to make you believe that... | |
 | Gail Hamilton - 1901 - 636 หน้า
...wicked story gotten up for effect — a poet's license. I have only seven — no three — well there, I may as well make a clean breast of it. I have neither chick nor child in the world. Did you ever here of the " three black crows " ? I have not the... | |
 | 1917 - 798 หน้า
...that duffers are mostly so-called by each other. Already I have gone so far toward confession that I may as well make a clean breast of it. I have smashed the set-point into the net, I have missed the one pair of ducks, I have lost the one good trout.... | |
 | 1901 - 1042 หน้า
...listen before you judge me. I acknowledge I have been despicable, villainous, nevertheless I — well, I may as well make a clean breast of it. I have been dying to meet you for ages, for ages. But the Fates have been against me. At last I found you here... | |
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I may as well make a clean breast of it ! I have gone a bit farther than I said. 