Just a chance of birth! Suppose she'd been the daughter of a rich man; then everything we now call a fault in her would either have been of no account or actually a virtue.

Just because we haven't money we may go to perdition, and comfortable people tell us we've only ourselves to blame.

Put _them_ in our place!' Snowdon's face had gone through various changes as Sidney flung out his vehement words.

When he spoke, it was in a tone of some severity.
'Has she no natural affection for her father?
Does she care nothing for what trouble she brings him ?' Sidney did not reply at once; as he was about to speak, Snowdon bent forward suddenly and touched his arm.
'Let me see her.

Let me send Jane to her to-morrow morning, and ask her to come here.