"You think it will prove a curse in disguise.

Perhaps it will." "Leave it to some one you care less for--that's what I should have said." "To yourself for instance ?" Isabel suggested jocosely.

And then, "Do you really believe it will ruin me ?" she asked in quite another tone.
"I hope it won't ruin you; but it will certainly confirm your dangerous tendencies." "Do you mean the love of luxury--of extravagance ?" "No, no," said Henrietta; "I mean your exposure on the moral side.

I approve of luxury; I think we ought to be as elegant as possible.

Look at the luxury of our western cities; I've seen nothing over here to compare with it.