At first I thought of arguing the matter, but then I remembered that villains always have a rotten time, without being bullied and persecuted by the rest of us.

Besides solid things are never worth fighting over.

So I have been patient with you all this time, and have fallen in courteously with all your fiendish plans--as I thought--and now I am glad I was patient, for I see you meant well.
Dear Sarah Brown, you did mean well.

How sad it is that people who have once lived in the House of Living Alone can never make a success of friendship.

You say you left all you loved--what business have you with love?
Thank you, my dear, for meaning so well, and for these fair days at sea.