I imagine that he was deeply shocked in his candid and delicate heart by Liza's coarse and mocking freak before the whole company.

Perhaps he imagined that she would feel ashamed of herself, seeing his humiliation, on which she had so insisted.

Of course no one but he would have dreamt of bringing a woman to reason by so naive and risky a proceeding.

He remained kneeling with his imperturbable gravity--long, tall, awkward, and ridiculous.

But our party did not laugh.