Put you into the world, then, and let you see men and women?
No, I could not do that in the ordinary way.

I have had to show you the hard and bad side of life, because I am, in many ways, a hard and bad man myself!" He said it, almost literally, through his teeth.

His face was fierce, defying her--his eyes were wistful, entreating her not to agree with him.

Such a sudden rush of pity for the man swept over her that she put out her hand and pressed his.

He looked down at her hand for a moment, and she felt his fingers trembling under that gentle pressure.
"I understand more now," she said slowly, "than I have ever understood before.