I have known her to pity people who deserved to be strangled; but I never knew her to be attracted by any unworthy person except myself; and even I have my good points.

You need not trouble yourself to agree with me: you could not do less, in common politeness.
As I am rather tired, I shall go and sit in the vestibule until the others are ready to go home.

In the meantime you can tell me all the particulars you care to trust me with.

Marian will tell me the rest when we go home." "That is an undeserved stab," said Conolly.
"Never mind: I am always stabbing people.

I suppose I like it," she added, as they went together to the vestibule.
Meanwhile, Mrs.Leith Fairfax had not been wasting her time.