"You're rather drastic, Stephen; but if one takes the long view, I dare say you are right." "Then let's take the narrowest view we can.

When a farmer who hasn't much money loafs about the poolroom and lies on his back, smoking, it's plain that he's taking advantage of somebody else.

Perhaps the thing's shabbiest when he puts his responsibilities on his wife.

That's what Bob does." "I'm afraid he does," Helen admitted, and mused, while Festing lighted his pipe.
Stephen was not a prig and she recognized the justice of his arguments, but he was rather hard and his views were too clear-cut.

He saw that a thing was good or bad, but could not see that faults and virtues sometimes merged and there was good in one and bad in the other.
"Well," she said, "I like Mrs.Charnock, and she is certainly energetic and practical.