Oh, no; I assure you, whatever my opinions may be, I shall offer no opposition." "I shouldn't think you would," said Mrs.Buckley, as the other left the room: "rather a piece of luck for your boy to marry the handsomest and richest girl in the country.

However, madam, if you think I am going to play a game of chess with you for that girl, or any other girl, why, you are mistaken." And yet it was very provoking.

Ever since she had begun to hear from various sources how handsome and clever Alice was, she had made up her mind that Sam should marry her, and now to be put out like this by people whom they had actually introduced into the house! It would be a great blow to Sam too.

She wished he had never seen her.

She would sooner have lost a limb than caused his honest heart one single pang.
But, after all, it might be only a little flirtation between her and Cecil.