Except of course that it gave me the opportunity of listening to what you said; to all your sweet words.

To your more than sweet proposal!' 'Yes! It must have been sweet to have any one, who was in a position to do so, offer to help you when you knew that you were overwhelmed with debts!' The words were brutal.

Stephen felt so; but she had no alternative.

Leonard had some of the hard side of human nature; but he had also some of the weak side.

He went on blindly: 'I have been thinking ever since of what you said, and I want to tell you that I would like to do as you wish!' As he spoke, his words seemed even to him to be out of place.