He said, Long story.

It's a long story.

Well, it's, uh, quite a story.

That's a long story.

The Sheriff's upstairs talking to the girl.

It's quite a story.

Make it a short one.

Oh, don't get me started on that.

I'll be frank.

Well, ma'am, it's not that easy. Um...

But make it short,

Let's cut this ridiculous discussion short.

I will attempt to curb my oratory and make my questions brief.

The papers? It's a long story, my friend.

I'll make it very brief.

I haven't any, sir.

As Russian Minister in Peking...

It's a long story, believe me.

It's a long story.

He's speaking to you.

He was speaking the truth, Captain.

The first one who breaks the pledge will get warts.

I shall be brief, sir, Lance Corporal Hartmann...

I don't like the way she speaks.

Chief said there was a call on this...

because I know you'll level with me.

Keep quiet, you'll live longer.

Well, we'll try to rush you through quickly.

Captain Turner stopped to talk...

I want to talk to you, Inspector!

Sir John wants to speak to you.

Damn old geezer!

It's a long story. I'll tell you upstairs.

If you say so, sir. I do, indeed.

I've been talking to my friend the Sheriff, that's what I have been doing.

So it knows something about the subject it knows about the length.

To cut a long story short, she was convicted at the time.

Here is my favorite A long story.

Oh, it's a long story, but I must....

Long story. You wouldn't be interested.

It's sort of an excerpt from a quote of hers.

Anyway, so we release this report in July last year.

You shouldn't talk like that, Lieutenant. You're overstepping your authority.

I have to put things very simply there, sting people into thinking for themselves.

On general principle, I'd copper anything he says. That's how I stand.