A good many fish were caught, large and small, and not one of the female fishers, except Miss Willoughby, the nervous young lady, and little Clara, would allow me to take a fish from her hook.

Even Mrs.Larramie said that if she fished at all she thought she ought to do everything for herself, and not depend upon other people.
As much as possible I tried to be with Mr.Larramie and Walter.

I had not the slightest distaste for the company of the ladies, but there was a consciousness upon me that there were pleasant things in which a man ought to restrict himself.

There was nothing chronic about this consciousness.

It was on duty for this occasion only.
That night at the supper-table the conversation took a peculiar turn.
Mr.Larramie was the chief speaker, and it pleased him to hold forth upon the merits of Mrs.Chester.He said, and his wife and others of the company agreed with him, that she was a lady of peculiarly estimable character; that she was out of place; that every one who knew her well felt that she was out of place; but that she so graced her position that she almost raised it to her level.