One of the first things one asks of a friend is to judge one not by isolated acts, but by one's whole conduct.

I care for your opinion--I don't know why." "Nor do I, I confess," said Rowland with a laugh.
"What do you think of this affair ?" she continued, without heeding his laugh.
"Of your ball?
Why, it 's a very grand affair." "It 's horrible--that 's what it is! It 's a mere rabble! There are people here whom I never saw before, people who were never asked.

Mamma went about inviting every one, asking other people to invite any one they knew, doing anything to have a crowd.

I hope she is satisfied! It is not my doing.

I feel weary, I feel angry, I feel like crying.