She was certainly now obsessing him! Beyond bearing or belief. His whole being was overwhelmed by her... by her mentality, really. For of course the physical resemblance of the lance-corporal was mere subterfuge. Lance-corporals do not resemble young ladies.

“Old Campion had once said he believed - he positively believed, with shudders -…”

“New York is large, glamorous, easy-going, kindly and incurious, but above all i…”

“Mind, I am not preaching anything contrary to accepted morality. I am not advoc…”

“Well she was bright; and she danced...And my function in life was to keep that …”