You know how ridiculous his behavior was on the boat.

He never let me out of his sight, but swore that he was going to give up smoking and drinking and lead a new life for my sake.

I really believe he meant it, too." "Wouldn't it have been better, dear," her father suggested, timidly, "to have encouraged him ?" She shook her head.
"He was absolutely hopeless," she declared.

"You say that I have no nerves; that is because I do not allow myself to suffer.

If I had gone on living with Wenham, it would have driven me mad.