I do not say that I am a saint; but I shall settle down and bring her to church very regularly, and hear the sermon with most edifying attention.

Another glass of grog ?" "No, no." "But I hope and trust, my dear Harry, that you have not been making impressions against me." "Unquestionably not.

I only say you have no chance whatever in that quarter." "Will you allow me to try ?" asked Hycy.
"I have not the slightest objection," replied the other, "because I know how it will result." "Very well,--thank you even for that same, my dear Harry; but, seriously speaking, I fear that neither you nor I are leading the kind of lives we ought, and so far I cannot quarrel with your sister's principles.

On the contrary, they enable me to appreciate her if possible still more highly; for a clear and pure standard of morals in a wife is not only the best fortune but the best security for happiness besides.

You might stop and dine ?" "No, thank you, it is impossible.