It has got to be faced, as Tishy says." "Oh well," Vanderbank laughed, "we don't require Tishy to point that out to us.

What are we all doing most of the time but trying to face it ?" "Doing?
Aren't you doing rather something very different?
You're just trying to dodge it.

You're trying to make believe--not perhaps to yourselves but to US--that it isn't so." "But surely you don't want us to be any worse!" She shook her head with brisk gravity.

"We don't care really what you are." His amusement now dropped to her straighter.

"Your 'we' is awfully beautiful.