"For us, however, something depends on it." "Rather! But does nothing depend on it for them ?" "What CAN--from the moment that, as appears, they don't want to nip us in the bud?
I can imagine their rushing up to prevent us.

But an enthusiasm for us that can wait so very little--such intense eagerness, I confess," she went on, "more than a little puzzles me.

You may think me," she also added, "ungracious and suspicious, but the Prince can't at all want to come back so soon.

He wanted quite too intensely to get away." Mr.Verver considered.

"Well, hasn't he been away ?" "Yes, just long enough to see how he likes it.