"Only the question's about WHERE, isn't it?
However," she happily continued, "if it's anywhere at all it must be very far on, mustn't it?
To do us justice, I think, you know," she laughed, "we do, among us all, want you rather far on.

Yes, yes," she repeated in her quick droll way; "we want you very, VERY far on!" After which she wished to know why he had thought it better Maria shouldn't be present.
"Oh," he replied, "it was really her own idea.

I should have wished it.

But she dreads responsibility." "And isn't that a new thing for her ?" "To dread it?
No doubt--no doubt.

But her nerve has given way." Miss Barrace looked at him a moment.