'Pray leave as soon as you feel you ought to.

I should never forgive myself if you took a cold or anything of the kind.' Really, Alice had supplied herself with most becoming phrases.

The novels had done much; and then she had been living in society.

At dinner she laughed rather too loud, it might be, and was too much given to addressing her husband as 'Willis;' but her undeniable prettiness in low-necked evening dress condoned what was amiss in manner.

Mr.Rodman looked too gentlemanly; he reminded one of a hero of polite melodrama on the English-French stage.