'Let 's go and see her at once, Richie,' he said of Julia.

'I 'm ready to be off as soon as you like; I'm ready to do anything that will please you'; which was untrue, but it was useless to tell him so.

I sighed at my sad gift of penetration, and tossed the fresh example of it into the treasury of vanity.
'Temple,' said I, dissembling a little; 'I tell you candidly: you won't please me by doing anything disagreeable to you.

A dog pulled by the collar is not much of a companion.

I start for Julia to-morrow before daylight.