I asked him how many years he thought I must waste; eighteen had already gone for nothing.
"You must go in the way ordained, waste or no waste.

I have tried to make your life differ from mine at the same age, for you are like me, and I wanted to see the result." "We shall see." "Veronica has been let alone--is master of herself, except when in a rage.

She is an extraordinary girl; independent of kith and kin, and everything else.

I assure you, Miss Cassy, she is very good." "Does she ever ask for me ?" "I never heard her mention your name but once.

She asked one day what your teachers were.