Your zeal is eating you up.

At this rate, you will hinder our purpose.

We have no mission to prevent girls from marrying suitably--only to see that those who can't shall have a means of living with some satisfaction.' 'What chance is there that this girl will marry suitably ?' 'Oh, who knows?
At all events, there will be more likelihood of it if she comes into our sphere.' 'Really?
Do you know any man that would dream of marrying her ?' 'Perhaps not, at present.' It was clear that Miss Barfoot stood in some danger of becoming subordinate to her more vehement friend.

Her little body, for all its natural dignity, put her at a disadvantage in the presence of Rhoda, who towered above her with rather imperious stateliness.

Her suavity was no match for Rhoda's vigorous abruptness.