She said she wasn't, and that she didn't wish to interfere one way or another.

I told her that I could ask no more than that.

She seemed to me a sensible sort of woman, and I don't suppose you'll get much harm from her, though I daresay she thinks more about dress and amusements, and so on, than is good for her or anyone else.

You say at the end of your letter that I'm to let you know when I think of coming again, and if you mean by that that you would be glad to see me, I can only say, thank you.

I don't mean to give you up yet, and I don't believe you want me to say what you will.