23/30 He looked ill when I saw him, and however mad he may be, I'm sorry harm should have come to one who is really brave. It is so with horses, it must be so with men. As to women, I don't pretend to unriddle them." "Gentle means are decidedly best," said Edward, perceiving that her little dog Algy had carried news to her, and that she was setting herself to fathom him. "You gave an eminent example of it yesterday. |