How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Book.Chapter.Line)
Quote #10
"You know what I mean. We've told so many lies."
Oh, at this his head went up. "I, my dear, have told none!" (2.8.2.59-60)
Kate tries to incriminate Merton in all of the lies she has told, but Merton insists that he has never told anyone any lies, unlike the people around him. In fact, he's the only person in the text who seems completely unable to tell a direct lie. When it comes to making Milly happy on her deathbed, though, it's debatable whether Merton's strict honesty is goodness or selfishishness.