13/28 We can't go on with the ordinary make-believes of society, saying little civil speeches and not going beyond them. Therefore I have made up my mind to tell you in plain language that I don't like your cousin, and don't believe in him." "I don't know what you mean by believing in a man." "I believe in you. Sometimes I have thought that you believe in me, and sometimes I have feared that you do not. I think that you are good, and honest, and true; and therefore I like to see your face and hear your voice,--though it is not often that you say very pleasant things to me." "Do I say unpleasant things ?" "I am not going to quarrel with you,--not if I can help it. What business has Mr.Belton to go about London making inquiries as to me? |