She took a particular dislike to me, and I just had to be stubborn and thorny to get on at all.

I'm awfully sorry--but I _couldn't_ stay with her, and I'm certain you wouldn't be happy either." "I should be perfectly happy," said Meadows, with vehemence.

"And so would you, if you weren't so critical and censorious.

Anyway"-- his Jove-like mouth shut firmly--"I have promised." "You couldn't promise for me!" cried Doris, holding her head very high.
"Then you'll have to let me go without you ?" "Which, of course, was what you swore not to do!" she said, provokingly.
"I thought my wife was a reasonable woman! Lady Dunstable rouses all my powers; she gives me ideas which may be most valuable.

It is to the interest of both of us that I should keep up my friendship with her." "Then keep it up," said Doris, her cheeks aflame.