It is not well to let go every tie, drop everybody so completely.

No man can do that to advantage.

It would be so much better for you to go about a bit--see and be seen, you know; just to meet a few people informally; go to see some pretty girl you know well enough to--to--" "To what?
Make love to ?" "That would he very good for you," she said.
"But not for the pretty girl.

Besides, I'm rather too busy to go about, even if I were inclined to." "Are you really busy, Stephen ?" "Yes--waiting.

That is the very hardest sort of occupation.