That his passion for Dolly, his hopeless passion, should thus be discovered by a man of her own rank, but not scorned or ridiculed, only pitied, because of his want of manly spirit; that he should be called a "slave" because of honest modesty, and even encouraged in his wild hopes by a gentleman, who had seen all the world, and looked down from a lofty distance on it; that in his true estimate of things there should be nothing but prejudice, low and selfish prejudice, between--Well, he could not think it out; that would take him many hours; let this large-minded man begin again.

It was so dark now, that if he turned round on him, unless he was a cat, he would be no wiser.
"You do well to take these things with some doubt," continued Carne, too sagacious to set up argument, which inures even young men in their own opinions; "if I were in your place, I should do the same.

Centuries of oppression have stamped out the plain light of truth in those who are not allowed it.

To me, as an individual, it is better so.

Chance has ordained that I should belong to the order of those who profit by it.
It is against my interest to speak as I have done.