Be very, very careful, my dear.
Do your very-ablest talking, now.

You can convince a man of anything, when you try.

You must convince him that if anything improper has been done, you at least are ignorant of it and sorry for it.

And if you could only persuade him out of his hostility to the bill, too--but don't overdo the thing; don't seem too anxious, dear." "I won't; I'll be ever so careful.

I'll talk as sweetly to him as if he were my own child! You may trust me--indeed you may." The door-bell rang.
"That is the gentleman now," said Laura.