How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
'Hi—no need for the truth at all,' said Paddy Ryan. 'Who said anything about the truth? You're a free man in this country, Walter Moody. You can tell me any old rubbish you like, and if you string it out until we reach the junction at Kumara, then I shall count it as a very fine tale' (IV.8.92).
When Moody leaves town for a dig and makes a new friend on the way, the pair agree to tell stories along the way to entertain themselves. Moody is worried about being able to tell a "true" version of his own story, whatever that means to him at this point, and Paddy says he's not really interested in the truth anyway—he just wants a good yarn. Looks like Moody has found a good listener for the story he has to tell, where the absolute truth behind certain events seems to have been hard to come by …
Quote #11
'Well,' said Staines, frowning slightly, 'that's very difficult to say—which to value higher. Honesty or loyalty. From a certain point of view one might say that honesty is a kind of loyalty—loyalty to the truth…though one would hardly call loyalty a kind of honesty! I suppose that when it came down to it—if I had to choose between being dishonest but loyal, or being disloyal but honest—I'd rather stand by my men, or by my country, or by my family, than by truth. So I suppose I'd say loyalty…I myself. But in others…in the case of others, I feel quite differently. I'd much prefer an honest friend to a friend who was merely loyal to me; and I'd much rather be loyal to an honest friend than to a sycophant. Let's say that my answer is conditional; in myself, I value loyalty; on others, honesty' (VI.1.14).
When Staines and Crosbie meet, Crosbie immediately asks the younger man to come out with his philosophy of truth so C knows if he can trust him. Although Emery doesn't really give him all that straight of an answer, Crosbie is pleased with his general view of when to prioritize truth over loyalty (and vice versa), so he decides to trust him.