Her resentment of such behaviour, her indignation at having been its dupe, for a short time made her feel only for herself.

“Brandon is just the kind of man whom every body speaks well of, and nobody care…”

“She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at …”

“No: the years which had destroyed her youth and bloom had only given him a more…”

“I do not believe a word of it, my dear. If he had been so very agreeable, he wo…”