"You must see how natural and reasonable my suggestion is." Then becoming admonitory.

"You should learn to think a little more of others .-- It is a bad habit to offer opposition simply for opposition's sake." "I do not oppose you for the mere pleasure of opposing," Damaris began, determined her voice should not shake.

"But I'm sorry to say, I can't agree to the horses being used to draw a loaded brake.

I could not ask Patch.

He would refuse and be quite right in refusing.