She was incurably dishonest.

“Her fine high forehead sloped gently up to where her hair, bordering it like an…”

“It was a marriage of love. He was sufficiently spoiled to be charming; she was …”

“You're not sentimental?' 'No, I'm romantic-- a sentimental person thinks things…”

“A returned battalion of the National Guard paraded through the streets with ope…”