Of all horrid things, leave-taking is the worst.

“She was without any power, because she was without any desire of command over h…”

“I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I d…”

“Mama, the more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never …”

“May I ask you what these questions tend?''Merely to the illustration of your ch…”