I would give a very great deal if I could get over it." "I don't see that it matters much one way or the other, Mr.Bathurst." "I can assure you that it does.

I regard it as being a most serious misfortune." Isobel was a little surprised at the earnestness with which he spoke.
"I should not have thought that," she said quietly; "but I can understand that it is disagreeable for a man to feel nervous, simply, I suppose, because it is regarded as a feminine quality; but I think a good many men are nervous.

We had several entertainments on board the ship coming out, and it was funny to see how many great strong men broke down, especially those who had to make speeches." "I am not nervous in that way," Bathurst said, with a laugh.

"My pet horror is noise; thunder prostrates me completely, and in fact all noises, especially any sharp, sudden sound, affect me.

I really find it a great nuisance.