And now she wants more freedom, she feels it worse than other girls do when you begin to deny her.

Talk to her in a different way; talk as if you trusted her.

Depend upon it, it's the only hold you have upon her.
Don't be so much afraid.

Clara has her faults--see them as well as any one--but I'll never believe she'd darken your life of her own free will.' There was an unevenness, a jerky vehemence, in his voice, which told how difficult it was for him to take this side in argument.

He often hesitated, obviously seeking phrases which should do least injury to the father's feelings.