He was such a wise man.

Always he gave in to me in the little things, and I gave in to him in all the big things.

He almost made me a sensible woman." There was a strange wistfulness in her face.

Through all the years, down beneath everything, there had been the helpless knowledge in her own small, garish mind that she had little sense; now she realized that she was given a chance to atone for all her pettiness by doing one great sensible thing.
Orlando was about to embrace her, but she briskly, turned away.

She could not endure that.