How was one to lasso her mind, and tether it to this minute, unimportant spot?

“Here, she felt, putting the spoon down, was the still space that lies about the…”

“To give a truthful account of London society at that or indeed at any other tim…”

“I am she that men call Modesty. Virgin I am and ever shall be. Not for me the f…”

“The spring without a leaf to toss, bare and bright like a virgin fierce in her …”