"I am sorry," he said, "that you should have so poor an opinion of me.

And, now, let me tell you what I was going to say this morning, that my only object in finding your cousin was to know the man who had been engaged to Miss March." "So that you could find out what she probably objected to in him, and could then try and not let her see anything of that sort in you." "Mrs Null," said Lawrence, "you are unjust.

There is no reason why you should speak to me in this way." "I would like to know," she said, "what cause there could possibly be for your wanting to become acquainted with a man who had been engaged to the lady you wished to marry, if you didn't intend to study him up, and try to do better yourself." "My motive in desiring to become acquainted with Mr Keswick," said Lawrence, "is one you could scarcely understand, and all I can say about it is, that I believed that if I knew the gentleman who had formerly been the accepted lover of a lady, I should better know the lady." "You must be awfully suspicious," said she.
"No, I am not," he answered, "and I knew you would not understand me.

My only desire in speaking to you upon this subject is that you may not unreasonably judge me." "But I am not unreasonable," said Annie.

"You are trying to get Miss March away from my cousin; and I don't think it is fair, and I don't want you to do it.