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Updated: June 1, 2025
"No; the fact is he thinks the horse is gentle." "You told him so, I suppose?" "Of course, I did." "Knowing it to be false?" "Shut up, Mrs. Bickford. You know all is fair in trade." "No, I don't, Mr. Holden. To my mind, a lie's just as much a lie in trade as in anything else. I suppose the man trusted to your recommendation." "Suppose he did.
A lie's a lie, let whoever will call it fine names, and pass it off as a Christian duty The Bible does not say, 'Thou shalt not lie, except when it is necessary to lie, to avoid hurting thy neighbor's feelings, It says, 'Thou shalt not lie. Oh, what a horrible word 'lie' is! It stings like a short, sharp stroke with a lash."
It was such an impulse as coming to a man seems revelation and forbids all questioning of its authority. I held Barbara still by the hand, and drew her to me. There, leaning over the gunwale, we saw Thomas Lie's boat moving after us. His sculls lay ready. I looked in her eyes, and was answered with wonder, perplexity, and dawning intelligence.
I couldn't help it, though; Thou knows, Thyself, I couldn't. A lie's a dirty thing, Lord. It's like chewing dough it sticks in your throat and chokes you. But I had to do it to save my poor lost lamb, and if I didn't I should go mad myself Thou knows I should. So forgive me, Lord, for Kirry's sake. Amen."
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