It's charming to hear you speak for the whole lovely lot.
Only you speak, you know, as if you were just the class apart that you yet complain of our--by our scruples--implying you to be." She considered this objection with her eyes on his face.

"Well then we do care.

Only--!" "Only it's a big subject." "Oh yes--no doubt; it's a big subject." She appeared to wish to meet him on everything reasonable.

"Even Mr.Longdon admits that." Vanderbank wondered.

"You mean you talk over with him--!" "The subject of girls?
Why we scarcely discuss anything else." "Oh no wonder then you're not bored.