I should feel like a traitor if I helped you.

But I did not come to talk about these things.

I came to ask you what you would have for dinner." "I had an idea," said Lawrence, not regarding this remark, "that you were a young lady of a kindly disposition." "And you don't think so, now ?" she said.
"No," answered Lawrence, "I cannot.

I cannot think a woman kind who will refuse to assist a man, situated as I am, to settle the most important question of his life, especially as I have told you, before, that it is really to the interest of the one you are acting for, that it should be settled." Miss Annie, still standing in front of the door, now regarded Lawrence with a certain degree of thoughtfullness on her countenance, which presently changed to a half smile.

"If I were perfectly sure," she said, "that she would reject you, I would try to get her here, and have the matter settled, but I don't know her very well yet, and can't feel at all certain as to what she might do." "I like your frankness," said Lawrence, "but, as I said before, you are very cruel." "Not at all," said she, "I am very kind, only--" "You don't show it," interrupted Lawrence.
At this Miss Annie laughed.