"We thought if Barbara were given an allowance, she might, for example, stay with the Vernons.

Grace's notion--" Cartwright's mouth got hard and his mustache bristled.

When he was moved his urbanity vanished and his talk was very blunt.
"We'll let Grace's notion go.

My form is not my step-children's, but I try to moderate my remarks about women.

We'll admit Grace is a woman, although I sometimes doubt.