Don't think it! I say it's the passion of a life! Do you hear?
It's the passion of a man's whole life! I am not to be trifled with.

I have had a night of sleepless misery about you--I have suffered enough for you--and you're not worth it.

Don't laugh! This is no laughing matter.

Take care, Bertha! Take care!" My aunt rose from her chair.

She astonished me.