"It's a very paltry little affair, this life of ours, at the best of it.

Luckily it's soon done with--like a bad dream." "Tut! Tut! I won't have you talk like that!" interrupted Theron, with a swift and smart assumption of authority.

"Such talk isn't sensible, and it isn't good.

I have no patience with it!" "Well, try and have a little patience with ME, anyway, just for tonight," said Celia, taking the reproof with gentlest humility, rather to her censor's surprise.

"I really am unhappy tonight, Mr.Ware, very unhappy.