'You remember what you said to me once about women receiving a kiss.

Don't you?
Why, that instead of our being charmed by the fascination of their bearing at such a time, we should immediately doubt them if their confusion has any GRACE in it--that awkward bungling was the true charm of the occasion, implying that we are the first who has played such a part with them.' 'It is true, quite,' said Knight musingly.
It often happened that the disciple thus remembered the lessons of the master long after the master himself had forgotten them.
'Well, that was like her!' cried Stephen triumphantly.

'She was in such a flurry that she didn't know what she was doing.' 'Splendid, splendid!' said Knight soothingly.

'So that all I have to say is, that if you see a good opening in Bombay there's no reason why you should not go without troubling to draw fine distinctions as to reasons.
No man fully realizes what opinions he acts upon, or what his actions mean.' 'Yes; I go to Bombay.

I'll write a note here, if you don't mind.' 'Sleep over it--it is the best plan--and write to-morrow.