It was womanlike to do so, and I can't blame her.

She's a true woman, Guy--all heart and soul--as noble a young thing as ever broke the world's bread--too noble to live with such as we, Guy; and I only wish I had so much man's strength as to be worthy of living with such as she." "A plague on her nobility! It will cut all our throats, or halter us; and your methodistical jargon only encourages her.

Noble or not, she has been cunning enough to listen to our private conversation; has found out all our designs; has blabbed everything to this young fellow, and made him master of our lives.

Yes! would you believe it of her nobleness and delicacy, that she has this night visited him in his very chamber ?" "What!" "Yes! indeed! and she avows it boldly." "Ah! if she avows it, there's no harm!" "What! no harm ?" "I mean to _her_.

She's had no bad purpose in going to his chamber.