At dinner and after dinner it was the topic, and after Howell Edwards had departed.
When the man who has a heart will talk of nothing but what concerns his interests, and the heart is hurt, it may be perceived by a cognizant friend, that this is his proud mute way of petitioning to have the tenderer subject broached.

Gower was sure of the heart, armoured or bandaged though it was,--a haunt of evil spirits as well,--and he began: 'Now to speak of me half a minute.

You cajoled me out of my Surrey room, where I was writing, in the vein...' 'I've had the scene before me!' the earl interposed.

'Juniper dells and that tree of the flashing leaf, and that dear old boy, your father, young as you and me, and saying love of Nature gives us eternal youth.
On with you.' 'I doubted whether I should be of use to you.

I told you the amount of alloy in my motives.