We ask much of the Englishwomen in India, and because they never fail us, we are apt to ask too much.

I asked too much of you." Violet responded to the flick at her national pride.

She drew herself up and straightened her back.
"No," she said, and she actually counterfeited a smile.

"No.

It's all right." "I asked more than I had a right to ask," he continued remorsefully.