Of course I am hard-hearted.

The thing will be to get papa to see his brother." "Your papa!" "Yes;--that's what I mean to try.

The Duke, of course, would like me to marry Lord Rufford.

Do you think that if I were at home here it wouldn't make Mistletoe a very different sort of place for you?
The Duke does like papa in a sort of way, and he's civil enough to me when I'm there.

He never did like you." "Everybody is so fond of you! It was what you did when young Stranorlar was there which made the Duchess almost turn us out of the house." "What's the good of your saying that, mamma?
If you go on like that I'll separate myself from you and throw myself on papa." "Your father wouldn't lift his little finger for you." "I'll try at any rate.