We are not always (suffer me to remind you) consistent with ourselves.

The cleverest people commit occasional lapses into stupidity--just as the stupid people light up with gleams of intelligence at certain times.

You may have shown your usual good sense in conducting your affairs on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the week.
But it doesn't at all follow from this, that you may not make a fool of yourself on Thursday.

Account for it as you may--for a much longer time than it suits my self-esteem to reckon up, I suspected nothing and discovered nothing.

I noted his behavior in Lucilla's presence as odd behavior and unaccountable behavior--and that was all.
During the first fortnight just mentioned, the London doctor came to see Oscar.
He left again, perfectly satisfied with the results of his treatment.