How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I'm going fishing," I said.
"Fishing? On the Fairfield Road?"
"There are shad in the millstream."
"Well you're going in the wrong direction," she said.
"Oh. Well I know that, I was up there already, but there weren't any shad so I'm going someplace else now." I was blushing from telling so many lies. Lying is a sin. (6.36-40)
Don't try to pull a fast one on Betsy. She can tell that Tim is lying, and she's going to catch him soon enough. Check out the way all these lies make Tim blush. What do you think about this? Is he ashamed? Embarrassed? Worried?
Quote #8
"He figured you'd be here an hour ago. That's why I was so worried. He told me not to worry, but I couldn't help it. He said that when the shooting started to fall flat and I'd be all right." I paused. "I thought there'd be more of you, though. Father said there'd be at least a half dozen men in the escort. He said just fall flat when the shooting started."
"There was silence and then one of the others said, "I don't like this. It sounds like an ambush." (9.36-37)
When Tim meets some cowboys on the road, he's prepared with a clever story. And get this: the cowboys get scared off. How 'bout them apples? Tim's father never told him to expect an escort, so Tim's story is entirely made-up. Good thing he's able to think up this lie since it probably saved his life.
Quote #9
"Why should they believe me? I'm his mother, I'd certainly lie to save him." (13.40)
When Mrs. Meeker tries to convince General Putnam that Sam is innocent, he just won't believe her. Mama Meeker thinks it's because any mom would lie to save her kid, but Mrs. M isn't lying. She's actually telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Mrs. Meeker is in quite the pickle.