Such friends as you and Mary don't quarrel like ordinary unreasonable women.

Won't you let me be of use ?' 'How ?' asked Rhoda with surprise.
'I shall make my cousin see that she is wrong.' 'How do you know that she is wrong ?' 'Because I am convinced that _you_ must be right.

I respect Mary's judgment, but I respect yours still more.' Rhoda raised her head and smiled.
'That compliment,' she said, 'pleases me less than the one you have uttered without intending it.' 'You must explain.' 'You said that by making Miss Barfoot see she was wrong you could alter her mind towards me.

The world's opinion would hardly support you in that, even in the case of men.' Everard laughed.
'Now this is better.

Now we are talking in the old way.