"Is that your system now--to ask no questions ?" "Why SHOULD I ask any--when I want her life to be as much as possible like my own?
It's simply that the hour has struck, as you know.

From the moment she IS down the only thing for us is to live as friends.

I think it's so vulgar," Mrs.Brook sighed, "not to have the same good manners with one's children as one has with other people.

She asks ME nothing." "Nothing ?" Vanderbank echoed.
"Nothing." He paused again; after which, "It's very disgusting!" he declared.

Then while she took it up as he had taken her word of a moment before, "It's very preposterous," he continued.
Mrs.Brook appeared at a loss.