’DoyoumeantosaythatIamascofferandmocker？’
’Idon’twishtosayyouare，’saidBelle；’butsomeofyourwordssoundstrangelylikescoffingandmocking。Ihavenowonethingtobeg，whichis，thatifyouhaveanythingtosayagainstAmerica，youwouldspeakitoutboldly。’
’WhatshouldIhavetosayagainstAmerica？Ineverwasthere。’
’ManypeoplespeakagainstAmericawhoneverwerethere。’
’ManypeoplespeakinpraiseofAmericawhoneverwerethere；butwithrespecttomyself，IhavenotspokenfororagainstAmerica。’