It does one good to contrast one's wife with women such as those." "I tried to talk; but I'm so ignorant of everything they care about.

I shall do better when I know more of the people they refer to." "Chattering apes! Malicious idiots! Heaven forbid that you should ever take a sincere part in their gabble! That lot are about the worst we shall have to deal with.

Decent simpletons you can get along with very well." "How ought I to speak of Mrs.Wade?
When people tell downright falsehoods about her, may I contradict ?" "It's a confoundedly difficult matter, that.

I half wish Mrs.Wade would hasten her departure.

Did she say anything about it when you saw her the other day ?" "Nothing whatever." It appeared that the widow wished to make a friend of Lilian.