However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.

Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.

No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.

The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.

I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.