What is Em like, now ?" "The accompaniment of a song.

She fills up the gaps in other people's lives, and is always number two; but I think she is like many accompaniments--a great deal better than the song she is to accompany." "She is not half so good as you are!" said Gregory, with a burst of uncontrollable ardour.
"She is so much better than I, that her little finger has more goodness in it than my whole body.

I hope you may not live to find out the truth of that fact." "You are like an angel," he said, the blood rushing to his head and face.
"Yes, probably; angels are of many orders." "You are the one being that I love!" said Gregory quivering.

"I thought I loved before, but I know now! Do not be angry with me.

I know you could never like me; but, if I might but always be near you to serve you, I would be utterly, utterly happy.